How can I find large files in windows10

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  1. Posts : 6
    windows 10
       #1

    How can I find large files in windows10


    Hi.
    How can I find large files on my local harddrive
    using windows10.
    I need to clean up unused large files
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  2. Posts : 1,625
    W7 Pro x64 | W10 IP x64 | Linux Mint VM
       #2

    Download and run WinDirStat, that should show you what's taking up the space.
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  3. Posts : 19
    Windows 10
       #3

    Download WizTree it's portable, light, shows top 1000 big files.

    https://antibody-software.com/web/so...ur-hard-drive/
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  4. Posts : 109
    Win 10 Pro 64-bit
       #4

    LarryWind said:
    Download WizTree it's portable, light, shows top 1000 big files.

    https://antibody-software.com/web/so...ur-hard-drive/
    Thanks for that recommendation, and link to WizTree. Just what I was looking for :)
    EDIT .. I installed the above program and ran it. Among the many files it found are as per the screenshot I took, and attached to this post.

    What is the C:\windows \panther thing? The image I attached shows only a sample selection of that file

    How can I find large files in windows10-cwindowspanther.jpg
    Last edited by Atomcrusher; 15 Aug 2015 at 11:35.
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  5. Posts : 1,983
    Windows 10 x86 14383 Insider Pro and Core 10240
       #5

    I use Baidu PC Faster:

    How can I find large files in windows10-screenshot-59-.png

    It comes direct from one of the largest Chinese IT enterprises, is free and without ads or malware, has a few charmingly Chinglish phrases in its dialogs, and does exactly what you want, regarding large files.

    Baidu also make an antivirus and a Chrome-based Browser called Spark.

    Baidu PC Faster | We Make PC Faster

    Panther is a Microsoft Setup generated folder which contains a snapshot in XML of your old system taken during the upgrade process. It is not needed after the upgrade, but contains fascinating glimpses of what Microsoft telemetry knows about your PC.
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  6. Posts : 360
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #6

    You can search for large (or any size) files in Windows Explorer.

    Start Windows Explorer.

    Click on "View", select "Hidden items". Now you will see hidden files.

    Select the folders to search or go to C: (or other drive letter) and search the entire drive.

    In the "Search Quick access" box on the upper right, type...

    size: (make sure to include the colon sign)

    These file size selections will appear in a drop down menu:

    Empty (0 KB)
    Tiny (0 - 10 KB)
    Small (10 - 100 KB)
    Medium (100 KB - 1 MB)
    Large (1 - 16 MB)
    Huge (16 - 128 MB)
    Gigantic (> 128 MB)


    Click on one of the file size selections to search for files in that size range.
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  7. Posts : 109
    Win 10 Pro 64-bit
       #7

    Fafhrd said:
    Panther is a Microsoft Setup generated folder which contains a snapshot in XML of your old system taken during the upgrade process. It is not needed after the upgrade, but contains fascinating glimpses of what Microsoft telemetry knows about your PC.
    Can those files be safely deleted?
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  8. Posts : 19
    Win10 Pro / Win7 Ultimate
       #8

    If you don't have any plans of reverting back to the previous version of Windows, then it's just fine to delete it (or use a 'cleanup' software).
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  9. Posts : 109
    Win 10 Pro 64-bit
       #9

    ricorp said:
    If you don't have any plans of reverting back to the previous version of Windows, then it's just fine to delete it (or use a 'cleanup' software).
    Great ... thanks.

    EDIT .. just to make sure .. can I delete the entire "panther" folder i.e. C:\Windows\panther ?
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  10. Posts : 436
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
       #10

    Antilope said:
    ... In the "Search Quick access" box on the upper right, type...
    size: (make sure to include the colon sign)...
    I don't understand why the useful shortcuts to such things as size: and datecreated: (with handy drop-down calendar) are missing in Windows 10. A very retrograde step IMO, even though I often wished more of them were available.

    An alternative for the OP is to search for *.* and sort on the size column.
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