viewing the amount of used and free disk space

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Click Control Panel.

3Click Performance and Maintenance, if it is present.

4Double-clickAdministrative Tools.

5Double-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens.

6Double-click Storage.

7Double-clickDisk Management (Local).

Information displays for each drive on your PC. You may need to scroll the window to the right to see the capacity and free space sizes.

emptying the recycle bin

When you delete a file from the hard disk drive, it goes to the Recycle Bin. You can retrieve files from the Recycle Bin until you empty it. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are permanently deleted.

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

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

3Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

uninstalling programs

CAUTION: Do not uninstall an unfamiliar program. If you need it, you may not be able to recover it using Application Recovery.

1Click Start.

2Click Control Panel.

3Double-click Add or Remove Programs, if it is present.

4Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on the left of the screen, if it is not already selected.

5Select the program to uninstall.

6Click the Change/Remove button, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

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