💻 My Claude Desktop folder quietly grew to 12 GB. I got 11.5 GB back!
I use Claude Desktop regularly for sandbox tasks, running scripts, and building things. Everything worked fine until my Windows C: drive started running low on space.
After investigating, I discovered that most of the storage was being used by the virtual machine files inside AppData\Roaming\Claude.
I dug deeper, figured out what could be safely cleaned up, and documented the process in a step-by-step guide.
In this blog, you'll learn:
🔹 Where Claude Desktop's disk space goes
🔹 Which folders you can clean up
🔹 How to reclaim space using PowerShell
🔹 What to back up before deleting anything
The best part? I recovered around 11.5 GB without deleting my chat history or settings.
If you're a Windows user who regularly uses Claude Desktop for sandbox tasks, this might help you too!
📝 Read the full guide: [https://medium.com/@vrushalidev/my-claude-desktop-folder-quietly-grew-to-12-gb-heres-how-i-got-11-5-gb-back-6e5f052d6e67]
Have you ever discovered an app quietly consuming gigabytes of storage? Share your experience in the comments!
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