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Chapter 13: Maintaining Your Computer

Using Disk Cleanup

Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary Windows files, to free hard drive space.

To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program:

1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.

2 Right-click the hard drive that you want to delete files from, for example Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens at the General tab.

3 Click Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens.

4 Make sure that the check box beside each file type you want to delete is selected. For more information about file types you can delete, read the descriptions in the Disk Cleanup dialog box.

5 Click OK, then click Yes.

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