Installing or Removing Peripherals | 41
Freeing Local Drive Space
Sometimes you will want to free up some space on your local drive to make
room for other software, applications, or programs. You can free up space by
uninstalling some of the programs that you rarely use, and/or use Disk Cleanup.
Uninstalling Programs
Much like uninstalling media devices, you can uninstall programs to free up
local drive space.
1
Access the
Uninstall or change a program
window by using the
following path. Select
Start -> Control Panel
.
2
Under
Programs
, select the
Uninstall a program
option. This will
show an inventory of programs installed on your terminal.
3
Highlight the program you would like to uninstall and then click the
Uninstall
option to start uninstalling.
4
After you confirm the uninstall process of the software, a progress bar
will appear showing the status of the update. After the bar reaches
completion, the program should be removed from your terminal.
Using Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a utility that finds temporary files, old compressed files, or
other non important files and sorts them into those categories, allowing you to
decide which categories to delete and which to keep. To use Disk Cleanup:
1
Select
Start
->
All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk
Cleanup
.
2
By default, your terminal should be the
C:
drive. Select your terminal's
drive and click
OK
.
3
Disk Cleanup may take a few minutes to gather your temporary or
disposable files.
4
Click the all check boxes of the files you wish to delete. Click
OK
when
finished. Confirm the selection by clicking either
OK
or
Delete Files
.
