SSD Cleanup

[Charlie P]

This might be a really dumb question, but how do I know what files are safe to delete or how to tell what they are? Sometimes when I look at files, I have no idea what they are so I end up just leaving it.(same case with task manager) Id like to free up some space from some of these big files, So help would be appreciated.

[Muppet among Puppets]

What you put on the computer, you can delete when not needed anymore.

The os is not that big.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

What you put on the computer, you can delete when not needed anymore.

The os is not that big.

Yes, but some of the file names idek what they are so i dont want to just delete it.

[Muppet among Puppets]

What are big files that you dont know, which you have put on the computer?

[Aluvard]

Disc cleanup, then click on: cleanup system files. You can tick old win update files.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

What are big files that you dont know, which you have put on the computer?

For example, pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak is 60gb or Polaris-Windows.ucas 20gb etc.

[Cathulhu]

pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak
Sounds like a file for the game Ready or Not, which would be absolutely essential if you want to keep playing the game
.
Polaris-Windows.ucas seems to be part of the Tekken 8 Demo, which again would be essential if you want to play it.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Aluvard:

Disc cleanup, then click on: cleanup system files. You can tick old win update files.

Yeah when I do this disk clean up it barley removes anything, like 200mb.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak
Sounds like a file for the game Ready or Not, which would be absolutely essential if you want to keep playing the game
.
Polaris-Windows.ucas seems to be part of the Tekken 8 Demo, which again would be essential if you want to play it.

Thats weird, I dont even have ready or not lol

[Cathulhu]

What path does that pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak file have? That should tell you which game it belongs to.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

What path does that pakchunk0-WindowsNoEditor.pak file have? That should tell you which game it belongs to.

Looks like it belongs to post scriptum which I want to play, so I wont delete that. Well I guess that answers my question. I just have to find the path of the file by opening file location to know what it is?

[Cathulhu]

Well, in most cases it should be obvious. But it won't help every single time.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Well, in most cases it should be obvious. But it won't help every single time.

thats the thing, sometimes I just dont know which is annoying. Same things goes for when I want to end tasks in task manager and I dont know what it is that im ending.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Charlie P:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Well, in most cases it should be obvious. But it won't help every single time.

thats the thing, sometimes I just dont know which is annoying. Same things goes for when I want to end tasks in task manager and I dont know what it is that im ending.

The search function should tell you where it is.
But usually, you just have large files of what you install. So no need to search.

[Charlie P]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Originally posted by Charlie P:

thats the thing, sometimes I just dont know which is annoying. Same things goes for when I want to end tasks in task manager and I dont know what it is that im ending.

The search function should tell you where it is.
But usually, you just have large files of what you install. So no need to search.

Ok Thanks. As far as task manager, how do I know what tasks I can end without messing anything up?

[N3tRunn3r]

If you are in doubt, do fresh & clean OS install :)

Reformat/reinstall a fresh and clean W10/W11:
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

W11 Clean Install

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsinsider/cleaninstall

1. Plugin your USB with Windows 10/11 install media
   
2. Keep your correct IRST drivers ready inside an extra folder, to be save ..
   
3. Open Windows Start menu
   
4. Restart your PC while holding the Shift key to boot into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Once in the Windows Recovery Environment, choose to boot from the USB drive.

Once your drives are formatted in setup, continue..

During later stage of fresh install, @ Language Selection

1. cut LAN/WLAN
   
2. >> "Shift + F10" to open console
   
3. >> type:

   oobe\bypassnro

4. auto-reboots
   
5. >> select:

   "I don't have internet"

6. Install "LOCAL ACCOUNT"
   >> Profit

Later you can even setup a PIN in Windows Options without being online/Microsoft account

Less is always more .. especially in IT