HP 6000Z, 6000T manual Emptying the Recycle Bin, Scanning the Hard Drive, To Empty the Recycle Bin

Maintaining the Computer

Emptying the Recycle Bin

After you delete files from the hard drive, they are sent to the recycle bin. You can retrieve files that are sent to the recycle bin as long as you have not emptied it.

Once you empty the recycle bin, your files are permanently deleted.

To Empty the Recycle Bin

1.Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop.

2.On the File menu, click Empty Recycle Bin to delete all files.

3.Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Scanning the Hard Drive

You can scan the hard drive to search for and repair errors.

Your computer may not have the ScanDisk application installed.

To Scan the Hard Drive

1.Close all open programs.

2.Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

3.Click My Computer.

4.Right-click the hard disk drive you want to check.

5.Click Properties.

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