Guides

Short, practical walkthroughs for the disk-space problems Windows machines actually run into. Each one explains what is going on first, then shows the fast way to fix it with Sifty.

Read-only and dry-run examples throughout. Nothing here deletes anything without asking.

Delete every node_modules on Windows

Reclaim gigabytes of stale dependency folders across all your projects in one pass.

Shrink a bloated WSL2 disk (ext4.vhdx)

Why WSL2 keeps the space after you delete files, and how to compact the virtual disk safely.

What is safe to delete on your C: drive

A plain-English tour of the junk Windows piles up, and what you can actually clear.

Find duplicate files on Windows for free

Hash-based, hardlink-aware duplicate detection with no upsell and no paid tier.

Where the winget cache lives and how to clean it

Find the leftover installer downloads winget keeps, and clear them safely.

Remove leftover files after uninstalling

Track down the folders and shortcuts an uninstaller leaves behind in AppData.

Which Windows temp files are safe to delete

What the temp folders really hold, and how to clear them without breaking anything.

Sifty vs CCleaner

An open-source CCleaner alternative, compared honestly, feature by feature.

Sifty vs BleachBit

Two free, open-source cleaners compared. Where each wins, and why you might run both.