Articles tagged: disk cleanup

An overflowing file cabinet symbolizing a cluttered hard drive. Various file icons labeled 'temp files', 'cache', 'downloads' are spilling out of the cabinet. A frustrated user, a Caucasian adult, is looking at the mess. The scene is set in an office environment, emphasizing the clutter and disorganization caused by digital files. The style is colorful and slightly cartoonish.

Dealing with PC Clutter

Files accumulating on your machine can result in increased PC clutter, decreased performance, and less stability.

Tip of the Day: Free Up Space with Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup and Windows Update Cleanup

Tip of the Day: Clean Up After Major Updates

Disk Cleanup in Progress

Using Disk Cleanup in Windows 10

Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 is a handy tool for freeing up space on your hard drive. I’ll show you how it’s done and what to clean up. It’s one of the first places I recommend people turn when they’re running low on disk space.

How Can I Securely Delete Everything Except the Operating System?

How Can I Securely Delete Everything Except the Operating System? Five Steps to Get as Close as You Can

Before giving away a machine or returning a loaner, it’s important to remove personal information from it. That may be both harder and easier than you think.

Resetting Windows 10

Five Steps to Repair Windows 10 Without Losing Programs

Before you give up and reinstall Windows, try to repair Windows 10 without losing programs.

Older Desktop Computer

How to Speed Up Your Older Computer: Five Options

Here are five common options to speed up and extend the life of an older computer.

Windows Disk Cleanup

Windows Disk Cleanup

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Open Hard Disk

Why Am I Getting “Open Block” Errors from My Photo Program?

This feels like a hard-drive failure to me. There are several things you can check, but the most urgent thing to do is back up!

Is It Safe to Delete Log Files?

In general, it’s safe to delete log files, but is it really a necessary risk? You know what I’ll say… be sure to back up first.

CCleaner Cleaning Options

Scheduling CCleaner

CCleaner is a useful and powerful system-cleaning tool that can help recover disk space as well as clear general clutter. It can be run manually, but in this article, I’ll show you how to set it up to run once a week automatically.

Rotten Orange

Does an Unstable System Imply a Hardware Problem?

System instability is often the result of what we call “software rot.” It can be the result of installing and uninstalling lots of programs – and the cure isn’t easy.

CCleaner Drive Wiper

Can I Use a Backup Image to Wipe Free Space?

There’s an app for that! An easy combination of programs can help you clean a computer before you sell it or give it away.

Internet Explorer

Why Might an Update Take a Large Amount of Space?

An update can leave a large amount of temporary files, and even the old copy of the software still on the computer. After understanding what might be left, a cleanup tool might be called for.

Folder Properties Advanced Highlighting Compression Option

Should I Use Windows File Compression?

Windows File Compression automatically compresses files so they take up less space. In the best of circumstances, it can free up a lot of space, but all too frequently it’s not as much as you might expect, and there is a cost.