Storage

Large Files

2 min read•Verified for Windows 10 & 11

Quickly identify, filter, and manage the heaviest single files consuming storage on your Windows PC.


Why Large Files Matter

Often, a handful of forgotten large files account for more than 50% of your disk usage. Manually searching through nested subfolders in Windows File Explorer is slow and tedious.

ClearKun indexes your entire filesystem in seconds and provides a dedicated Large Files view sorted strictly by physical size.


File Size Categories in ClearKun

TierSize ThresholdTypical File Types
Colossal> 10 GBVirtual Machine disks (.vdi, .vhdx), 4K raw video footage, game archives
Huge1 GB – 10 GBISO disk images, software setup archives, database snapshots, high-res movies
Large250 MB – 1 GBZip archives, installer executables (.exe, .msi), cache databases
Medium50 MB – 250 MBAudio stems, high-resolution graphic files (.psd, .ai), document packages

How to Manage Large Files with ClearKun

  1. Open ClearKun and select the Large Files tab in the sidebar.
  2. Filter by minimum file size (e.g., > 1 GB, > 500 MB, > 100 MB).
  3. Sort by:
    • Size (Highest to Lowest)
    • Last Accessed (Find large files that haven't been opened in 6+ months)
    • File Type (Videos, Archives, Virtual Disks, Executables)
  4. Right-click any file to:
    • Open in Explorer: Reveal the exact location in Windows File Explorer.
    • Move to Secondary Drive: Relocate file to another disk partition.
    • Move to Recycle Bin: Safe deletion with instant rollback.

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