On June 21, the topic word "Backstabbed by WPS" appeared on Weibo's hot search, triggering heated discussions among netizens. Many netizens complained on social platforms, saying that the originally convenient office tool WPS suddenly became the "invisible assassin" causing system lags and document loss.
According to posts by many netizens, even if WPS is installed on the D drive or E drive of the computer, the software will still forcibly write the default cache and cloud backup files into the system directory of the C drive (such as AppData) in the background. Over time, dozens of gigabytes of temporary files will fill up the system disk, causing serious computer freezes, and it is difficult to completely clear the remaining data after uninstallation.
Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei @来了between also participated in this hot search topic. His blog post mentioned "Being stabbed in the back by WPS? What we are really being stabbed in the back is the illusion of "domestic substitution." "
The article pointed out that Kingsoft Office is no longer the "small workshop" it once was, but a listed company with a market value of tens of billions. Its core goal is to be responsible to shareholders and pursue maximization of user life cycle value. The article mentioned that the original narrative of "making Office affordable for the common people" was the starting point of the company, but it was not the end. It is worth noting that this blog post is marked as generated by AI.
According to 21st Century Business Herald, Kingsoft Office stated that it has set up a special team to verify, explain user concerns, and provide specific solutions.
Regarding the C drive occupancy, Kingsoft Office stated that users can modify the storage location of cache and backup through cloud disk settings and the "File - Backup and Restore - Backup Center" portal; local cache and backup can be manually cleared without affecting files stored in the cloud; the software installation phase also supports custom installation paths. The above adjustment operations are free and no membership is required.
Regarding why the software occupies C drive space, Kingsoft Office explained that in order for users to open the same file on different devices such as mobile phones and computers without re-downloading it every time, WPS will retain a cached copy of the cloud document locally, which is a common practice for cloud disk products. This approach will indeed cause a large amount of space on the C drive of users with many cloud files and frequent use to be occupied.
In response to user feedback about the problem of "difficult to find the entrance and opaque occupancy", Kingsoft Office said that relevant optimizations have been advanced: setting up an entrance for the front cache, supporting one-click manual cleanup, autonomously changing the cache path, and adding a more flexible automatic cleanup cycle option. The above functions will be launched one after another in the near future, making it easier for users to intuitively check local space occupancy and manage it independently.
Chengshi Interactive Comprehensive Dawan News and 21st Century Economic Report