There's no shortage of ways to clean useless files from your Windows machine. If you're using a smaller hard drive, you know the pains that come from regularly having to manage low disk space.

Whether you use the popular CCleaner or stick to Windows' built-in tools, cleaning old files has been a manual job unless you paid for premium software. In the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has added an automatic cleanup feature so you don't have to waste time running the Disk Cleanup on your own.

If you're a Windows Insider, you can access this now. Head to Settings > System > Storage. On the right side, you'll see a new Storage sense header. For some reason, it's turned off by default, so click the slider to enable it. Click Change how we free up space to change a few options about this cleanup.

Windows will Delete temporary files that my apps aren't using and files that have been in the recycle bin for over 30 days by default. You can switch either of these off. It's a good idea to turn off the automatic Recycle Bin cleaning and do that yourself when you need. Else, you could end up accidentally losing a file that you need to recover.

Having an automatic way to clean up space is great, as you don't need those temporary files anyway. In future versions of Windows 10, Microsoft may expand this feature to clean out even more cruft.

If you'd like to do this manually, check out our step-by-step guide on cleaning Windows 10.

What's your record for space cleaned with CCleaner or another disk cleanup tool? Let us know your favorite disk cleaning options in the comments below!