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Disk Turd

1: Remanent files left behind after uninstalling software.

2: Unnecessary files that waste disk space.
3: Digital clutter, unlikely to ever be utilized.
1: Most of your hard drive is filled with Disk Turds.
2: We just pushed an uninstall package but it left lots of disk turds on the end points.
3: Disk cleanup may wipe out some disk turds.
by The_Cardboard_Cutout January 19, 2024
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Floppy Disk

by Matt-Morgan9000 January 10, 2017
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disk

US spelling of disc, also widely used in computing contexts.
Free up space with Disk Cleanup
If your system doesn’t have Storage Sense, you can use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files and system files from your device. In the search box on the taskbar, type “disk cleanup,” then select it from the results. Select the drive you want to clean up files for, then select OK.
by bluestinger66 February 19, 2023
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Scratch Disk

A scratch disk is a temporary storage space used for editing and processing large files in software applications, like images or videos, to prevent overloading the main storage.
While working on a graphic design project, I used a scratch disk.
by Cragnon September 13, 2023
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