Using the Maintenance Wizard
The Maintenance Wizard lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as running Disk Defragmenter and ScanDisk and deleting unnecessary files.
Windows maintenance
Checking hard drive space
In Windows, you can see a chart of the available hard drive space.
Backing up files
Backing up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. It also protects you from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files.
You should back up your files regularly to backup media. Use a backup device such as a
52Maintaining Your Computer
