how can i delete pending update and preview builds in WM10

[Windows Central Question]

I have 1.25gb in my "Pending updates and preview builds" folder and cannot seem to be able to delete it.

I don't have anymore space for the 14393.5 update

Kindly assist

Thanks

 

[BluWarrior]

You will have to reset you phone unless you can somehow delete it in storage sense/storageZ (Win 10 Storage App) or on a pc via usb connection, but I would have no idea if either of those options work.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

I have 1.25gb in my "Pending updates and preview builds" folder and cannot seem to be able to delete it.

I don't have anymore space for the 14393.5 update

Kindly assist

Thanks

is this on phone or pc?

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[kpadhiyar201]

Hi All,

I am suffering same problem for couple of days. Searching a lot than found a sillyyyyy solution that is just change date to earlier than now and phone will automatically remove that files.

Sorry if you can't delete.
This works for me.

 

[May Ur]

Hi friends,
I am just able to remove temporary files created by preview build. I just set date ahead 3 months from now on windows phone 10, then checked and refreshed in phone storage and surprised as temporary file reduced from 595 MB to 1.3 MB. I think Microsoft may have set expiry date of preview build. As soon as I set date ahead than that date windows phone OS cleared temporary files created by preview build.
Now the question is how to know such date. I don't have any idea about it, just I was setting random future date. And it works. I think if we set date ahead future years(may be 1 or 2,3 year ahead) it should work. I must appreciate to the person who got such innovative solution.
Thanks friends.
Hope it will work for you.