Disk Cleanup not doing its work


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Lance1 said:
Dism Host Servicing Process (DismHost.exe), a Malware?
Don't discount this quickly. It is an option for you that is not presented in this thread. It's just a theory. But it may be real. Look into it.
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The thing is I'd need to execute it that way every time I want to clean the disk because there are files that can not be deleted the regular way. It is a workaround while I'm curious how to fix the issue itself.

I noticed something peculiar, the aforementioned undeletable folders are created when I clean the temp files via Settings but not when I use Disk Cleanup. Not sure why.
 

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JohnnyGui said:
The thing is I'd need to execute it that way every time I want to clean the disk because there are files that can not be deleted the regular way. It is a workaround while I'm curious how to fix the issue itself.

I noticed something peculiar, the aforementioned undeletable folders are created when I clean the temp files via Settings but not when I use Disk Cleanup. Not sure why.
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Is anyone else noticing these folders popping up in the temp folder when cleaning temp files the disk via Settings -> System -> Storage?

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The date and time stamp these folders are created on is exactly the moment I you've cleaned the temp files via Settings.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 21H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8600K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 HD3
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GTX 1070 Windforce OC
    Sound Card
    Internal: Realtek® ALC892 codec
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    Acer
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    Neoforza SSD 256GB
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JohnnyGui said:
Is anyone else noticing these folders popping up in the temp folder when cleaning temp files the disk via Settings -> System -> Storage?

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The date and time stamp these folders are created on is exactly the moment I you've cleaned the temp files via Settings.
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Odd isnt it that you clean the temp folder only to have Windows create folders inside the temp folder after..lol. I get those as well however they are always empty folders, so Im not understanding the point of them either.
 

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imanlien2020 said:
Odd isnt it that you clean the temp folder only to have Windows create folders inside the temp folder after..lol. I get those as well however they are always empty folders, so Im not understanding the point of them either.
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Ever since using the Disk Cleanup app itself, these folders are empty indeed and get deleted automatically. But the moment I clean the temp files through the native Windows 11 Settings, these folders are created, can not be deleted, and contain DismHost.exe among other files.
 

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    Windows 11 21H2
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8600K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 HD3
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GTX 1070 Windforce OC
    Sound Card
    Internal: Realtek® ALC892 codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Neoforza SSD 256GB
    Case
    Azza Taurus 5000W
    Cooling
    Coolermaster Hyper 412R
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
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