How to free up space on the hard disk
Often you find that a substantial portion of your disk space is taken
up by temporary and backup files. Windows offers a cleanup tool that you
can use to search and delete unnecessary files. To run the Disk
Cleanup tool:
- Click on Start and select All Programs.
Now go to Accessories and select System Tools.
- Select the Disk Cleanup option. On the drop-down
list, select the hard drive on which you want to free up space. Click
the OK button.
- After the Disk Cleanup has finished scanning your
drive, it gives you a list of categories for files it has found. Next
to each category, Windows shows you how much drive space files in that
category take up. Select the categories you want to delete by selecting
the check box next to them.
- Categories that have already been checked are always safe to delete.
If you are not sure, click on the category and click on the View
Files option to figure out what are the files that are stored
under that category.
- Once you have selected all the categories of files to be deleted,
click OK.
Remember that deleting files and sending them to the Recycle
Bin doesn't actually remove them from the disk. So using the
Disk Cleanup tool periodically is a good idea to recover your storage
space. Also make sure to Empty the Recycle Bin.
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