How to Cleanup your Hard Drive in Windows XP & 2000

 

Disk Cleanup helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files. Use Disk Cleanup to perform any of the following tasks to free up space on your hard disk:

·         Remove temporary Internet files.

·         Remove unwanted downloaded program files.

·         Remove Windows temporary files.

·         Cleanout Recycle Bin

You can start Disk Cleanup, by doing any of the following:

Windows XP

Click Start.

1. Click All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup.
2. Disk cleanup will calculate the free space on your computer, which may take a few minutes.
3. After the calculation is complete, confirm that only the following checkboxes are checked:

• Downloaded Program Files
• Temporary Internet Files
• Recycle Bin
• Temporary Files

1. Click OK and Yes when prompted to delete files. Disk cleanup will delete the files and close automatically when finished.

Windows 2000

1. Click Start.
2. Click Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup.
3. Select the drive you want to clean up. The default will be C:.
4. Disk cleanup will calculate the free space on your computer, which may take a few minutes.
5. After the calculation is complete, confirm that only the following checkboxes are checked:

• Downloaded Program Files
• Temporary Internet Files
• Recycle Bin
• Temporary Files

1. Click OK and Yes when prompted to delete files. Disk cleanup will delete the files and close automatically when finished.

       

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