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cleanmgr

Clears unnecessary files from your computer's hard disk. Windows commands reference

On Windows File cleanmgr.exe

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Clears unnecessary files from your computer's hard disk. You can use command-line options to specify that Cleanmgr cleans up Temp files, Internet files, downloaded files, and Recycle Bin files. You can then schedule the task to run at a specific time by using the Scheduled Tasks tool.

cleanmgr [/d <driveletter>] [/sageset:n] [/sagerun:n] [/TUNEUP:n] [/LOWDISK] [/VERYLOWDISK]

To run the Disk Cleanup app so that you can use its dialog box to specify options for use later, saving the settings to the set 1, type the following

cleanmgr /sageset:1Identify
/sagesetDisplays the Disk Cleanup Settings dialog box and also creates a registry key to store the settings that you select. Windows commands reference

To run Disk Cleanup and include the options that you specified with the cleanmgr /sageset:1 command, type

cleanmgr /sagerun:1Identify
/sagerunRuns the specified tasks that are assigned to the n value if you use the /sageset option. Windows commands reference

To run cleanmgr /sageset:1 and cleanmgr /sagerun:1 together, type

cleanmgr /tuneup:1Identify
/tuneupRun /sageset and /sagerun for the same n. Windows commands reference
/d <driveletter>Specifies the drive that you want Disk Cleanup to clean. NOTE: The /d option isn't utilized with /sagerun:n.
/sageset:nDisplays the Disk Cleanup Settings dialog box and also creates a registry key to store the settings that you select. The n value, which is stored in the registry, allows you to specify tasks for Disk Cleanup to run. The n value can be any integer value from 0 to 9999. For more information, see Registry key information.
/sagerun:nRuns the specified tasks that are assigned to the n value if you use the /sageset option. All drives on the computer are enumerated and the selected profile runs against each drive.
/tuneup:nRun /sageset and /sagerun for the same n.
/lowdiskRun with the default settings.
/verylowdiskRun with the default settings, no user prompts.
/autocleanAutomatically deletes the files that are left behind after you upgrade Windows.
/?Displays help at the command prompt.

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Clear unnecessary files from the computer's hard disk. Note: This command is deprecated in newer Windows versions, use "Storage Sense" instead.

Open Disk Cleanup for a specific drive

cleanmgr /d CIdentify
/dSpecifies the drive that you want Disk Cleanup to clean. Windows commands reference

Open Disk Cleanup with all options selected by default

cleanmgr /d C /lowdiskIdentify
/dSpecifies the drive that you want Disk Cleanup to clean. Windows commands reference
/lowdiskRun with the default settings. Windows commands reference

Clean up all files automatically without user prompts

cleanmgr /d C /verylowdiskIdentify
/dSpecifies the drive that you want Disk Cleanup to clean. Windows commands reference
/verylowdiskRun with the default settings, no user prompts. Windows commands reference

Configure which files to clean and save the settings to a specific profile

cleanmgr /sageset:profile_numberIdentify
/sagesetDisplays the Disk Cleanup Settings dialog box and also creates a registry key to store the settings that you select. Windows commands reference

Run Disk Cleanup using a previously configured profile

cleanmgr /sagerun:profile_numberIdentify
/sagerunRuns the specified tasks that are assigned to the n value if you use the /sageset option. Windows commands reference

Clean up files left after a Windows upgrade

cleanmgr /autocleanIdentify
/autocleanAutomatically deletes the files that are left behind after you upgrade Windows. Windows commands reference

Clean up files from a previous Windows installation

cleanmgr /setupIdentify

Display help

cleanmgr /?Identify
/?Displays help at the command prompt. Windows commands reference