SSD Has programs that don't exist on my computer, and they're taking up space

[jorl1002]

I am trying to clear up space on my SSD C drive, and there are 5-10 gigabyte programs taking up space, but when i try to delete them, windows says "Windows cannot find _________.
How can these things that don't exist on my computer take up space? ...

 

[USAFRet]

I am trying to clear up space on my SSD C drive, and there are 5-10 gigabyte programs taking up space, but when i try to delete them, windows says "Windows cannot find _________.
How can these things that don't exist on my computer take up space? ...

Install and run WinDirStat

How are you trying to delete them? This may just be broken associations in the registry.

 

[jorl1002]

I am trying to clear up space on my SSD C drive, and there are 5-10 gigabyte programs taking up space, but when i try to delete them, windows says "Windows cannot find _________.
How can these things that don't exist on my computer take up space? ...

Install and run WinDirStat

How are you trying to delete them? This may just be broken associations in the registry.

Within windows.
I just go to settings -> system -> storage-> C Drive and i just click uninstall on the things i dont want.

 

[USAFRet]

I am trying to clear up space on my SSD C drive, and there are 5-10 gigabyte programs taking up space, but when i try to delete them, windows says "Windows cannot find _________.
How can these things that don't exist on my computer take up space? ...

Install and run WinDirStat

How are you trying to delete them? This may just be broken associations in the registry.

Within windows.
I just go to settings -> system -> storage-> C Drive and i just click uninstall on the things i dont want.

Try Control Panel instead.

WIN+S
type in Control panel
Programs
See if you can uninstall from there

 

[jorl1002]

I am trying to clear up space on my SSD C drive, and there are 5-10 gigabyte programs taking up space, but when i try to delete them, windows says "Windows cannot find _________.
How can these things that don't exist on my computer take up space? ...

Install and run WinDirStat

How are you trying to delete them? This may just be broken associations in the registry.

Within windows.
I just go to settings -> system -> storage-> C Drive and i just click uninstall on the things i dont want.

Try Control Panel instead.

WIN+S
type in Control panel
Programs
See if you can uninstall from there

Same thing. Still get the error. The link ;you sent to that program works well however. Really appreciate it.