Performing a disk cleanup is a simple way to free up some extra space on your PC’s Hard Disk Drive. Having a Hard Disk Drive which is free of clutter and unwanted files makes for a quicker computer.

To do a Disk Cleanup follow the following steps;

For Microsoft Windows XP users;

• Go to 'Start' > ‘My Computer’
• Right-Click on your Hard Disk Drive. Usually called ‘Local Disk (C:))
• Select ‘Properties’ from the drop-down list
• Then click on the ‘Disk Cleanup’ option in the ‘General’ tab


Disk Cleanup performing a scan of the Hard Disk Drive

• The Disk Cleanup will then take a couple of minutes to scan your Hard Disk Drive

For Microsoft Windows Vista users;

The process is exactly the same. The only difference is ‘My Computer’ is just called ‘Computer’ and ‘Local Disk (C:)’ is by default called ‘OS (C:)’

These are the file the computer recommends you remove

After the scan you will be presented with a list of files you could delete. You can click on the ‘View Files’ option to see the files before you delete them permanently.

Microsoft Product Screen Shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation