What can I safely remove?

Yogo 13" - 4gb 128 ss drive version.
I don't feel comfortable in my knowledge to do a complete wipe and renistall... So what can I do to get some of this crap off here... The apps, the extra bloatware...??
Also the mcafee - can't I just use windows defender to do the same thing and get mcafee off?

hi Jmgilliam,
Check this article as it contains information on how to free up some space on your Yoga 13. You can also uninstall the softwares that you don't need by going to Control Panel > Programs (check this pdf data sheet for the preloaded softwares). As for the mcafee, you can remove it also via the Control Panel or download and run Mcafee Removal Tool.
In addition, check this thread on how to free up more space on your Lenovo Yoga 13.
Note:
Please create a recovery drive before modifying anything on the system.
Hope this helps
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