Configure Storage Sense cadence


Storage Sense can automatically clean some of the user's files to free up disk space.

If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect.

Enabled:
You must provide the desired Storage Sense cadence. Supported options are: daily, weekly, monthly, and during low free disk space. The default is 0 (during low free disk space).

Disabled or Not Configured:
By default, the Storage Sense cadence is set to "during low free disk space". Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

Supported on: At least Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1903

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
Value NameConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

Run Storage Sense:


  1. Every day
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
    Value NameConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  2. Every week
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
    Value NameConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value7
  3. Every month
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
    Value NameConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value30
  4. During low free disk space
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
    Value NameConfigStorageSenseGlobalCadence
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0


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