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Maintenance: Hard Disk Clean Up
By completing a few simple maintenance tasks you can keep your computer running smoothly. These tools are already available on your PC in Windows 7, Vista, and XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Disk Cleanup
The Disk Cleanup tool helps free up space on the hard disk to improve the performance of your computer. The tool identifies files that you can safely delete, and then enables you to choose whether you want to delete some or all of the identified files. Use Disk Cleanup to remove:
- Temporary Internet files
- Downloaded program files (such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets)
- Files in the Recycle Bin
- Windows temporary files such as error reports
- Optional Windows components that you don't use
- Installed programs that you no longer use
- Unused restore points and shadow copies from System Restore
Tip: Typically, temporary Internet files take the most amount of space because the browser caches each page you visit for faster access later.
Disk Cleanup in Window 7
- Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >Disk Cleanup
- If several drives are available, you may be prompt
- ed to specify which drive you want to clean.
- When Disk Cleanup has calculated how much space you can free, in the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to delete list.
 - Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.
- For more options, such as cleaning up System Restore and Shadow copy files, under Description, click Clean up system files, then click the More Options tab
- When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click Yes.
- After a few minutes, the process completes and the Disk Cleanup dialog box closes, leaving your computer cleaner and performing better.
Disk Cleanup in Window XP (SP3)
- Start >All Programs >Accessories >System Tools >Disk C
- leanup
- If several drives are available, you may be prompted to specify which drive you want to clean
 - When Disk Cleanup has calculated how much space you can free, in
the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the
Files to delete list
 - Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.
- When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click Yes.
- After a few minutes, the process completes and the Disk Cleanup
dialog box closes, leaving your computer cleaner and performing better
| | | Article Details | Created:14/11/2009 4:03:10 p.m.
Modified:7/06/2010 10:01:30 p.m.
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