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user’s guide
removing desktop icons
You can remove most desktop icons by either deleting them or moving them to
an unused icons folder.
CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow
the steps to move unfamiliar desktop icons to the Unused Desktop
Shortcuts folder.
Delete a desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then selecting
Delete
.
To move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder:
1
Click
Start
.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Appearance and Themes
, if it is present.
4
Double-click
Display
.
5
On the Desktop tab, click
Customise Desktop
.
6
Under Desktop cleanup, click
Clean Desktop Now
.
7
Follow the onscreen instructions.
Retrieve a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on
your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop.
cleaning up your hard disk drive
As you use your PC and store files, the hard disk drive fills up and becomes
cluttered, affecting performance. To manage this, delete files you are not using.
1
Close all open programs.
2
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
3
Click
My Computer
.
4
Right-click the hard disk drive you want to clean, and click
Properties
.
5
On the General tab, click
Disk Cleanup
.
6
Wait for the calculations to complete.
CAUTION: Do not delete unfamiliar files. If in doubt, do not delete.
7
Select the types of files you want to delete, click
OK
, and then click
Yes
.
8
Click
OK
to close the window.
