7 Ways to Clean Up C Drive in Windows Server 2022/2019/2016 (UTF-8)

The Necessity of Cleaning up the C Drive on a Windows Server Computer

The importance of having free space on your Windows Server C drive cannot be overstated. If your Windows Server doesn't have enough free space, it can cause issues. Thus, it's crucial to ensure that you have some available space on the C drive.

When the C drive is low on space, Windows Server experiences latency issues. The system boots slowly, and it may freeze at certain points. Thus, you need to clean the C drive of your Windows Server regularly.

There are seven simple and effective ways that you can use to free up disk space on your Windows server computer's C drive. They are:

1. Disable Sleep Mode

2. Run Disk Cleanup

3. Move large programs from the C drive to another disk

4. Remove unnecessary apps

5. Run system and large file cleaners

6. Expand the C drive space

7. Enable Storage Sense

Guidelines for Cleaning Up the C Drive on a Windows Server Computer Using the Methods Mentioned Above

When using these methods, it's important to establish what the end goal of the clean-up is. The first two methods are great for deleting and cleaning up unnecessary files from your C drive.

Unlike the above two methods, following other ways can also help you clean up C drive and increase its storage space. They can also help your Windows computer run faster, free up C drive space, and expand the storage capacity of C drive.

1. Disable Hibernate

There is a hibernation file called "hiberfil.sys" on the C drive of your Windows Server computer. The hiberfil.sys file is generated when the Hibernate option is used. When your computer goes into hibernation, it saves the current state of your Windows Server computer.

While this does save power, it comes at the cost of taking up space on your C drive. Disabling hibernation can free up some space on your C drive.

Follow these steps to disable the hibernation feature on a Windows Server 2022/2019/2016 machine:

Step 1: Open the Command Prompt (CMD).

Press the Windows key + R, then type cmd into the Run window that pops up, and press Enter. This will open the Command Prompt for you.

Step 2: Type the command “powercfg.exe /hibernate off” and press Enter.

This command will turn off hibernation, freeing up some space on your C drive.

2. Run Disk Cleanup

In Windows Server, the C drive stores all the files related to your programs and server. Some of these files on the C drive are unnecessary, taking up a lot of space.

You can use the Disk Cleanup tool to free up space on your Windows server's C drive by removing unnecessary data, temporary files, cache files, Recycle Bin items, and more. To perform Disk Cleanup on your Windows server, follow these steps:

Caution: Be careful when cleaning the disk on the server computer. Remove only unnecessary files, and do not delete any required files for the server computer.

Step 1: Open the properties of the C drive on the Windows server.

You can open the Properties for Drive C by going to File Explorer, right-clicking on Drive C, and selecting Properties.

Step 2: From the pop-up, select Disk Cleanup.

Step 3: Disk Cleanup will tell you how much space you can free up from the C drive.

Step 4: Deselect any files that you do not need. When finished, click on the “OK” button.

Running Disk Cleanup for the C drive on Windows Server:

3. Moving Large Programs from the C Drive to Another Drive

You can move large programs from the C drive to another drive to free up space on the C drive of your Windows Server.

Migrating applications, however, is not just a matter of copying and pasting them from one location to another, because they contain many libraries and dependency modules that must be relocated correctly.

A professional file transfer tool, like the Todo PCTrans Technician utility, can easily migrate programs from your Windows Server C drive without any hassle. The applications moved using this method don't require reinstallation.

Todo PCTrans Technician is the recommended tool for transferring installed applications to another drive. It offers an Application Migration feature that lets you move installed apps from one drive to another.

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To quickly move installed programs from the C drive to another disk on a Windows Server, follow these steps:

Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans and Choose Transfer Mode

On the main interface of Todo PCTrans, go to the “App Transfer” section and click “Start” to proceed.

Step 2. Choose the apps to transfer and another drive

1. Select the source partition and check the applications, programs, and software (marked with "Yes") that you want to migrate.

2. Click the triangle icon to select another drive or disk as the target device, then click “Migrate” to start the migration.

Choose the apps to migrate

Step 3: Complete the migration process

When the transfer is complete, click Finish.

You can restart your computer to keep the changes, and the migration application should run again on the other drive.

4. Uninstall unnecessary apps

Uninstalling unused apps can also help you free up space on your C drive in a Windows Server computer. Sometimes, there might be some large, unused apps on your C drive. Uninstalling them can free up space.

Follow these steps to uninstall unnecessary apps from the C drive on a Windows computer:

Step 1: Open the Control Panel.

You can open it by searching for “Control Panel” in the search bar in the taskbar.

Step 2: In Control Panel, under Programs, click Uninstall a program.

Uninstall the program through Control Panel

Step three: identify all the apps you don't use, and uninstall them one by one.

Uninstall unnecessary programs via Control Panel

Note: You can also use the tool Todo PCTrans Technician to uninstall unnecessary applications.

5. Run System and Large File Cleanups

Todo PCTrans Technician can also help you perform system cleanup and large file cleanup to free up space on your C drive. The System Cleanup feature can get rid of all unnecessary and junk files from your C drive.

You can also use Todo PCTrans Technician to move user folders from the C drive to another location. With these two great features of Todo PCTrans Technician, you can free up a lot of space on your C drive.

It is highly recommended that Windows Server users download and install this tool. After downloading and installing, follow these steps to use it for system cleanup and large file cleanup:

Step 1. Launch Todo PCTrans on your computer. Click on “System Cleanup” and then hit the “Scan” button to proceed.

When the scan is finished, a list of junk files will be displayed. Select the ones you want to get rid of. Be careful not to delete anything that might affect your computer or software's performance.

Click “Clean up” and confirm the cleanup. You can use this regularly to free up disk space.

6. Add More Space to C Drive

Resizing the partition will allow you to increase the size of your System C:. There is a lot of risk involved when making changes to partitions on your computer. If done incorrectly, you can lose data and corrupt your entire partition setup.

Therefore, when you need to extend system C drive, you need a reliable partition manager. tools Partition Master Server Edition is a recommended tool.

It only takes a few simple steps to add more space to your Windows server's C drive. To effectively utilize the disk partition manager tool Partition Master Server to expand the storage capacity of your C drive, follow these steps:

Option 1: Extend System C drive using unallocated space

1. Right-click on the System C drive and select "Resize/Move." 2. Drag the end of the system partition to the unallocated space, adding it to the C drive. Then click "OK." 3. Click "Apply" and "Execute Operations" to perform the actions and extend the C drive.

Option 2: Extend System C Drive without Unallocated Space

1. Right-click on a large partition with enough free space on the system disk and select "Allocate Space." 2. In the "Allocate space from (*) to" section, choose the system drive. Drag the end of the System C drive to the unallocated space. Click "OK" to confirm. 3. Click "Apply Operations," which will list the pending actions. Then click "Apply" to save the changes and extend the C drive.

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7. Turn on Storage Sense

If you can't clean up your C drive on Windows Server yourself, Storage Sense can help. Storage Sense is available on Windows Server. When you turn it on, it automatically deletes unnecessary files and data.

To enable Storage Sense on Windows Server, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the Settings app on Windows.

Step 2: Go to the System menu and select Storage.

Step 3: Toggle the Storage Sense slider.

Step 4: Configure Storage Sense settings.

Manage default settings for Storage Sense:

You can use the default storage sense settings, or customize them to your liking.

Conclusions

Windows Server computers aid in the management and creation of server machines. Typically, the Windows Server operating system is installed on a computer's C drive. Hence, it's essential to clean up the C drive on your Windows Server to prevent issues.

When it comes to cleaning up the C drive on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016, there are seven methods you can employ for this task. If you want to get rid of junk files, you can try disabling hibernation and running a disk cleanup.

Other methods, such as mobile app management, app uninstallation, system cleanup, and deep file cleaning, can also contribute to server optimization.

In addition, the recommended software for this task is Todo PCTrans Technician, which makes the cleanup process easy.

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