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Freeing Up Hard Drive Space
Disk Cleanup is a utility that erases files from certain folders
where you are sure to have some wasted space. Freeing up
hard drive space will improve your system’s performance by
allowing the hard drive to access your data and program files
more quickly.
1. To begin Disk Cleanup, select:
Start > All Programs
> Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
The
program will prompt you to specify a drive on which to
operate (usually C:) The Disk Cleanup window will appear.
2. Place a check mark next to the location(s) that you want
to clean up. All of these locations contain temporary files
that are not vital to your system; thus, they are usually
safe to erase. To see which files are in the location(s)
you’ve checked, select
View
Files
.
3. After you are sure of the files to delete, select
OK
. Disk
Cleanup will erase the files in the locations you selected.
The Disk Cleanup window.
Chapter 2
Maintaining Your System
