Gateway GT4015H manual 122, Deleting unnecessary files, Checking the hard drive for errors

CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com

Deleting unnecessary files

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

Shortcut

Start Ö My Computer Ö Right-click

drive Ö Properties Ö Disk

Cleanup Ö OK Yes

To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program:

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

2Right-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.

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

4Make 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.

Help & Support	5 Click OK, then click Yes.
For more information about keeping the

hard drive free of unnecessary files, click

Start, then click Help and Support. Type

the phrase disk cleanup in the 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 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.

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