Disk Cleanup: A software utility first introduced with Windows 98 and included in all later Windows versions. It enables users to remove files that are no longer needed or that can be safely deleted.
As seen below, Disk Cleanup can delete temporary internet files, temporary files, old downloaded program files, and empty the recycle bin.
How To Open Microsoft Disk Cleanup
There are 3 ways to do it:
1. Go to your “Start” menu. Click “Programs, Accessories, System Tools”. In “System Tools”, click “Disk Cleanup”.
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2. Go to your “Start” menu. In the “Run” dialogue bar, type “clenmgr”.
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3. Go to your “Start” menu. Click “My Computer”. Right click the drive you want to run Disk Cleanup on (e.g. “C:Drive”). Click “Disk Cleanup”.
What To Do In Disk Cleanup
Once Disk Cleanup is open, click or “check” each of the boxes you want to run. To the right of each option is the disk drive space each of the items are taking on your hard drive.
**NOTE: We highly recommend that users DO NOT check the option to “Compress Old Files“. Often this takes up very little disk space, and cleaning it up causes more problems than the extra bit of space is worth.**
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