Windows 10 Disk cleanup does not erase the totality of the files.

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Hi. I am using Windows 10 and trying to liberate disk space. When using the disk cleanup app and giving the ok to clean, it erases 5 GB from the total 100 GB to clean; I need to re-open and run it repeatedly to erase 5GB at a time. Do you know why disk cleanup doesn't erase all the GB I am asking to erase? I've searched online, and the "run as administrator" solution doesn't change the outcome. I know I can do it manually, but I want to understand why disk cleanup doesn't work correctly. Thank you

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