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Free up space on your PC using iCloud for Windows
If you are using the iCloud for Windows app version 10 or later, you can remove files and folders downloaded from iCloud Drive to free up space on your computer. If you are using version 11 or later, you can also remove photos and videos downloaded from iCloud Photos.
Find out which version of iCloud for Windows you have.
On your Windows computer, open File Explorer, then click iCloud Drive or iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane.
Right-click a file that you want to remove. For iCloud Drive, you can also select a folder that contains downloaded content.
You can see the download status of a file or folder in iCloud Drive or a photo or video in iCloud Photos next to the filename in File Explorer.
In the shortcut menu, choose “Free up space”.
Once the item has been removed, you see
next to the filename in File Explorer. It is still stored in iCloud, but is no longer downloaded to your PC.Note: If the item was pinned, it will be unpinned.
You can also allow Windows to manage file storage automatically. See the Windows support article Free up drive space in Windows 10, and locate the “Free up Space with Storage sense” section.