Enable or Disable Storage Sense in Windows 11

Storage Sense can automatically free up drive space for you by getting rid of items that you don’t need, like temporary files and items in your Recycle Bin.

Storage Sense is off by default. If your PC runs into low disk space and you have not interacted with Storage Sense in the past, Windows may turn on Storage Sense to manage select temporary files, then notify you. If you prefer, you can choose to turn Storage Sense off right away or after the low disk state is resolved.

If Storage Sense is turned on with the default settings, it will run when your device is low on disk space and will clean up unnecessary temporary files. Content from the Recycle Bin will be deleted by default after some time, but items in your Downloads folder and OneDrive (or any other cloud provider) will not be touched unless you set up Storage Sense to do so.

You can configure the Allow Storage Sense policy to enable or disable Storage Sense for all users on the computer.

• Enabled = Storage Sense is always turned on for the machine, with the default cadence as ‘during low free disk space’. Users cannot disable Storage Sense, but they can adjust the cadence (unless you also configure the “Configure Storage Sense cadence” group policy).
• Disabled = Storage Sense is turned off the machine. Users cannot turn on Storage Sense.
• Not Configured = By default, Storage Sense is turned off until the user runs into low disk space or the user enables it manually. Users can turn on or off Storage Sense, and adjust the settings.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Storage Sense to automatically free up system drive space for all users in Windows 11.

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