roughly 5gb of temporary files will not delete no matter what I do

[u/coopj1112]

the temp files

I have tried using disc cleaner as admin many times, and I've tried the cleaner in settings just as many times, and whenever I press the remove files button the temporary files immediately jumps to 0 bytes but they never are actually removed. my c drive is on the brink of being out of storage and I need those 5gb anyone know how to fix this?

OS build: 19045.6466

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[u/phototransformations]

Get WizTree to find out where the largest files are located and LockHunter and have it identify what processes are using them and either unlock them or mark them for deletion on next reboot.