Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup
Developer(s)Microsoft
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeDisk maintenance application

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) is a computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up disk space. It was introduced in Windows 98 and has been a part of Microsoft Windows ever since.

In 2018, Microsoft introduced a second cleanup utility 'Storage Sense' in the Settings app with Windows 10 version 1803, but Disk Cleanup remained with Windows. As of 2024, it is not marked as deprecated.[1] Windows 11 introduced "Cleanup recommendations" as an 'easy to use' alternative to Disk Cleanup, replacing Storage Sense.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ListOfDeprecatedFeatures was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Tittel, Ed (Sep 15, 2023). "5 steps to a lean, clean Windows machine". Computerworld.