How Do I Delete Prefetch Files in Windows 10?
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Press the home button+r, or type “run” in search and open it. Then type “prefetch” and press enter; a dialogue box will pop up. Simply press “continue” and delete all the files from the folder.

Is it safe to delete prefetch files Windows 10?

The prefetch folder is a subfolder of the Windows system folder. The prefetch folder is self-maintaining, and there’s no need to delete it or empty its contents. If you empty the folder, Windows and your programs will take longer to open the next time you turn on your computer.

How do I delete prefetch files automatically in Windows 10?

Delete Prefetch Automatically

  1. Go into My Computer and go into your hard drive.
  2. Right-click anywhere that a file is not and select the ‘New’ submenu and click ‘Text Document’
  3. Name it “deleteprefetch”
  4. Double-click on the text file you just created.
  5. Type “del C:WindowsPrefetch*. …
  6. Go to File > Save As…
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