Solved: Uninstalled Games Still Taking Up Disk Space

Overview of How to fix uninstalled games still taking up disk space:

Many users report that they uninstalled games but no available disk space increases. There are two real cases:

User case 1:

User case 2:

From the cases above, it's not difficult to see many users are facing the same issue "Uninstalled games are still taking up disk space." EaseUS focuses on this issue and gives efficient methods to repair this error, but first, let's learn why this issue occurs.

Why Are Uninstalled Games Still Taking Up Disk Space

Many users choose to install games on SSDs, providing a better gaming experience. SSDs always have a smaller capacity, so users choose to uninstall games to free up disk space. Then, they met the error.

Two situations may cause an uninstalled game to still take up disk space, as follows:

• 💡You have successfully uninstalled the game, but the game data and other related files are still on the disk and have not been cleaned up. These files take up much of your disk space and prevent you from installing new games. 
• 💡You failed to uninstall the game. It may be because the game is running or for other reasons. Try uninstalling again or restarting your computer.

For these two different situations, we will give two corresponding solutions. But before trying a solution, restart your device and try it. Regardless, a reboot is always useful.

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How to Fix Uninstalled Games Still Taking Up Disk Space - 2 Ways

We recommend using an all-in-one third-party software to clean up the related data files of the uninstalled game and re-uninstall the game. After our multiple tests, a reliable file cleaning software stood out, EaseUS Todo PCTrans. During our tests, it finished cleaning up all the junk files successfully. 

In this part, you will learn two guides to clean up the large junk files related to your games and uninstall the target game permanently. Now, let's start.

Guide 1. Cleanup the Large Files Related to the Games

Although you have uninstalled the game, some files and data related to the game still exist on your hard disk. So what can EaseUS Todo PCTrans do to help with this situation? Its "large file cleanup" feature can help you find and clean up all useless large files with one click. It will scan your HDD/SSD automatically and locate useless files. Besides, it's easy to use and works well on all Windows versions. 

Clicking the button, download this tool, and follow the guide to try:

Step 1. Open EaseUS Todo PCTrans on your computer. Click "Large File Cleanup" > click "Start" button to go on. (It supports move or delete large files to free up more disk space, and you can also try to move the default folders to another drive.)

Step 2. Then choose the hard drive you want to scan.

Step 3. When the scan completes, files larger than 20M will be listed. Selected the unwanted files as you need. Be careful not to mistakenly delete files that affect the normal operation of your computer or software. We also provide recommendations for deletion after the scanning is complete in "Large File Cleanup". 

Step 4. Click the "Delete" button and confirm the delete operation again. You can regularly use this tool to remove useless large files to free up more disk space. If you have more space on other drive, choose "Move" to move large files.

Guide 2. Uninstall Games Correctly

EaseUS Todo PCTrans has the "App Management" feature, which can help you uninstall your apps, including the games. This feature easily removes unnecessary apps to save disk space for you. 

To get more space on your disk, follow the guide below to remove the target game correctly from your hard disk:

Step 1. Choose App Management, Click "Start" to securely uninstall your apps and repair your damaged apps. 

Step 2. All of apps installed on your PC, choose the selected one you want to uninstall or repair. (If your uninstall process fails, you can click the small triangle icon and select "Delete".)

Step 3. Click "Uninstall". (If you want to repair apps, click the icon right behind "Uninstall" and choose "Repair".)

After following the two guides, check if the uninstalled games still occupy your disk space. Besides, EaseUS Todo PCTrans can do a lot to save or free up disk space for you, such as:

• Move games to another drive
• Transfer game from PC to PC
• Move games from HDD to SSD without reinstallation
• Move games to SSD for PC/Steam/Xbox/PS4, PS5
• Copy games from PC to USB/Pen Drive

To manage your games and transfer them easily between drives or PCs, download this tool and try it.

Conclusion

Games are one of the most popular apps, but they can also be one of the biggest space hogs. If you're like many gamers, you've probably found yourself running low on storage space and want to get more space possible by offloading games. Unfortunately, chances are you will encounter the error that uninstalled games are still taking up space on your hard drive. This article introduces you to two effective methods to remove this error. EaseUS Todo PCTrans easily manages the storage location of games and transfers games between computers/hard drives to help you free up space. Besides, it can move large files from one drive to another or from one PC to another. If you also like this tool, share this article to let more people know about this versatile tool.

Fix Uninstalled Games Still Taking Up Disk Space FAQs

Do you know how to completely uninstall games now? If you get any questions about this, check the questions and answers below.

1. Why is my hard drive still full after deleting files?

Deleting files does not increase available disk space. When a target file is deleted, the space used on the disk is not reclaimed until the file is deleted. To fix errors without losing data, you can back up your important data in advance and then format the corresponding disk to get as much free space as possible.

2. Why are uninstalled Steam games still taking up space?

That's because users need to restart to successfully add/remove programs in Windows. So what you need to do is restart your PC.

3. Will uninstalling games free up disk space?

Of course, in theory, you will get the corresponding free disk space after deleting the application. However, there are exceptions. For example, other related files or cached data may still take up your disk space. Therefore, you will also need to delete these associated large files to gain more free disk space.