Super User Asked on December 16, 2021
Can I delete these files? They take a lot of space and I found them while using TreeSize
the thing here I don’t remember downloading them!! Help
are they part of Windows? and if I delete them, does it damage my PC?
Technically you can delete them but they will probably damage your windows installation and it stop working properly.
The safe way would be:
Simply deleting them will make many applications stop working and could cause different issues with Windows.
Answered by CrazyEyesDave on December 16, 2021
You can delete items inside of the AppData folder if they are no longer used, but you cannot delete the AppData folder in it's entirety safely.
My advice would be to use a program such as CCleaner, and the built-in Disk Cleanup utility.
Answered by NiallUK on December 16, 2021
You can delete some files inside them!
Since your steam directory is quite big, I'm guessing that some files in your AppDataLocal
are savegame files, which can take up a lot of space over time.
You should check other folders inside one by one, see if you can safely delete anything else ... but this has to be done manually.
Files in AppDataRoaming
are various program files which you should only delete if you don't need the program anymore. Looks like you have quite a lot of stuff installed on your system. Again, this has to be done manually and with care.
Inside the System Volume Information
are your System Restore points. You can reduce the allocated space for system restore points - don't delete the folder or files inside yourself.
p.s. Remember to defrag/trim your disk after extensive cleaning to make sure it keeps running nicely.
Answered by GChuf on December 16, 2021
No you can't
AppData stores the configuration and files of all your programs. If you delete it, all your programs will be reset or even unable to start.
System volume information is some backup required by the system, such as file history. You can clean it up with the Disk Cleanup tool that comes with Windows.
Answered by user1201200 on December 16, 2021
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