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Managing hard drive space

Help and

Support

For more information about keeping the hard drive space free of unnecessary files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword disk cleanup in the HelpSpot Search

box , then click the arrow.

Checking the hard drive for errors

The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on the hard drive so that Windows does not use them.

If you use your computer several hours every day, you probably want to run Error-checking once a week. If you use your computer less frequently, once a month may be adequate. Also use Error-checking if you encounter hard drive problems.

To check the hard drive for errors:

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

2 Right-click the hard drive that you want to check for errors, for example

Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.

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