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Summary
Optimize your Windows system by deleting unnecessary temporary files to free up valuable hard disk space. Learn how to delete temp files in Windows 8 and recover the deleted files.
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![how to delete temp files in Windows 8](/uploadimg/en/2023/6/2023-06-06-17_02_08_62d395a4d04c43198b520a436a83bc16.jpg)
![windows Key + R](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/windowsKey_R.png)
![open command prompt to delete files](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/open-command-prompt-to-delete-files.png)
![Delete the contents of the temp folder](/uploadimg/en/2023/6/2023-06-06-17_02_08_ab3cfd33cc1d4a05a04c82e4a0a36024.png)
Windows Key + S
) key to open the search dialog box, then search for (Disk Cleanup), and press the (Enter) key. Then there will be a “Disk Cleanup: Drive Selection” prompt box, you can select the disk to clean up and click (OK). In addition, you can also right-click the disk to clean up temporary files in the file explorer, and select (Properties)-(General)-(Disk Cleanup).![disk cleanup drive selection](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/en_diskCleanup_select_drive.png)
![Select Temporary Files in Disk Cleanup](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/en_diskCleanup_temp_files.png)
![windows Key + R](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/windowsKey_R.png)
![press win and r to run cmd](https://www.reneelab.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/09/run-cmd.png)
![At the command prompt type del /q /f /s %TEMP%*](/uploadimg/en/2023/6/2023-06-06-17_02_08_28758603f5914f5e9be892ce18b540d6.png)
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