How To Cleanup Un-Needed Windows Files On Your PC.

The Disk Cleanup tool, part of Windows, will perform a search on the hard disk for files that can be deleted from your computer without affecting its functionality or your personal files. These are windows updates, trash files, temp files, etc.

Run Disk Cleanup in Windows Vista and 7

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To open Disk Cleanup on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start
Windows 7 Disk Cleanup screen
  1. Go to All Programs > Accessories > System Tools
  2. Click Disk Cleanup
  3. Choose what type of files and folders to delete at the Files to delete section
  4. Click OK
  5. To delete system files that are no longer needed, click Clean up system files. You may be
    prompted by UAC (User Account Control) to confirm the action.
  6. Click Delete Files

To free more space, go to the More options tab:

  • Click Clean up at the Programs and Features section to remove program files that are no longer needed
  • Click Clean up at the System Restore and Shadow Copies section to remove restore points, except the last one

Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 8 or 8.1

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To open Disk Cleanup on a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 system, follow these instructions:

  1. Click Settings > Click Control Panel > Administrative Tools
  2. Click Disk Cleanup
  3. At the Drives list, select which drive you want to run Disk Cleanup on
  4. Select which files you want to delete
  5. Click OK
  6. Click Delete files

To delete system files that are no longer needed on your computer, click Clean up system files.

Shadow copies and restore points (except the last ones) can be deleted by going to the More options tab > Click Cleanup.

Windows 8 Disk Cleanup screen

Windows 8 Disk Cleanup screen

Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 10

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To open Disk Cleanup on a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 system, follow these instructions:

  1. Type Disk Cleanup in the Search Bar
  2. Press Enter
  3. At the Drives list, select which drive you want to run Disk Cleanup on
  4. Select which files you want to delete
  5. Click OK
  6. Click Delete files

To delete system files that are no longer needed on your computer, click Clean up system files.

Shadow copies and restore points (except the last ones) can be deleted by going to the More options tab > Click Cleanup.

Windows 10 Disk Cleanup screen

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