We should note that Windows 10 schedules disk optimization every week by default but since you just deleted a bunch of junk, it's good idea to take care of business sooner than later.

How to optimize hard drives under Windows 10 20H2 The Storage Settings menu is located in Windows 10 System Settings.

WinClean is a open source app to clean and optimize Windows 11/10. Use in-built command line utilities in GUI form using WinClean.

Disk Defragmenter does not work? Disk defragmenter could not start or Failed to initialize? Optimization not available? Defrag button is grayed out? See this fix!

While Disk Cleanup is still available in Windows 10 build 1803, I prefer Free up space now for a few reasons. First it does not display items that would not free up disk space.

As a result, Windows 10 would run the automatic drive optimization more often than was necessary due to its amnesia.

Is your PC slowing you down? Use this guide to defragment files using the Optimize Drives tool on Windows 10.

The latest Windows 10 update appears to be running the automatic hard drive optimization process more often than it needs to. While this is a necessar ...

How to optimize Windows 10 for multiplayer network gaming Disclaimer: Editing the Windows Registry file is a serious undertaking.