6 fast ways to free up space on your Windows PC – Computerworld

Once you have all these things safely stored in such a remote location, there is a reasonable argument to be made that you no longer need them. Also take up space on your own local computer (unless you just want the redundancy for added protection and backup).

You can solve this problem in several ways: first, you can hide certain folders so that they do not sync with your computer. For example, in OneDrive, right-click the OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar, select Settings, select the Account option, and then click Select Folders. You can then uncheck certain folders so they will never sync to your computer.

OneDrive also downloads files on demand as you use them. You can right-click large files in File Explorer and select “Free up space” to save space on your computer. The next time you open that file, OneDrive will automatically download it again, but it won’t exist in both places and will still take up space.