Large Files
November 9, 2022
ID 222850
You are trying to save data on your computer but you suddenly find out that your hard drive is almost full. Sounds familiar? In this case, you might want to find and delete large files that you do not need, and we are going to help you with that.
The automatic search for large files is disabled by default, regardless of whether it was enabled in previous versions of the application.
When enabled, the search is performed in the user's folders once a week. By default, this means files larger than 1 GB. If the search discovers files of the configured size, the application displays a notification. The notification can take you to the search results window.
To turn on the automatic search for large files:
- Open the main application window.
- Go to the Performance section.
- In the Large Files block, click .
- In the window that opens, select the Large Files check box.
To find large files on your computer and remove them:
- Open the main application window.
- Go to the Performance section.
- In the Files larger than drop-down list of the Large Files section, specify the size of files you want to find, for example > 1 GB.
- Select a specific folder for your search, or leave the default value User's folders unchanged.
- Click the Search button.
The search will be performed, and the Large Files window will open. It will display a list of large files found. You can sort the files by file type. To do this, select a file category, for example, Images.
- Perform the following actions:
- Check the Select all box if you want to remove all the files, and click the Delete button.
- Otherwise, check the boxes next to specific files and click the Delete button.
The selected files will be removed from your computer.