How to clean your computer from junk
How to clean your computer from junk
No matter how the user liked the order on the desktop and hard disks Computer, unnecessary files, unused programs, temporary files, installation log files accumulate over time. Clear the computer of junk can be done with the components intended for this purpose.
Instructions
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Normal files - video, images, textdocuments can be deleted by placing them in the basket, and then clearing the basket itself. To delete a file, move the cursor to its icon and right-click on it. In the drop-down menu, select "Delete" and confirm the operation. Alternatively, select the file or group of files, press the Delete key and the Enter key.
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To clear the trash, move to its iconcursor, click on it with the right mouse button and select the item "Empty the basket" in the context menu, confirm your actions. Alternatively, open the Trash component and select the desired command from the Typical Tasks panel on the left side of the window.
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Applications installed on the computer,try not to delete using the Delete key. With this method, you can have software files on your disks that you did not even know about. For example, some games create separate folders for saved scenes in the "My Documents" folder, regardless of which directory the game is installed in.
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To remove the program, go to the directory,in which it is installed, and click on the uninstall.exe file with the left mouse button. The "Uninstall Wizard" will start, it will independently determine all the components related to the program that you must remove from the computer.
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If you can not find the uninstallation file, throughStart menu, open the "Control Panel" and click on the "Add or Remove Programs" icon. Wait until a list of all installed applications is generated, select the program from the list that you no longer need, and click on the "Delete" button located on the right side of the line. Wait until the uninstallation is complete.
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With the "Disk Cleanup" feature, you candelete temporary files, installation log files and other files that take up space on the computer. To call this component, click on the "Start" button, select the "Standard" folder, the subfolder "Tools" and click on "Disk Cleanup". A new window opens, select the disk that you want to clear from the drop-down list. Wait until the processing of information.
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After that, a new window will open, on the"Disk Cleanup" you can find out how much space you can free. Mark the field for the files that you want to delete, and click OK. On the Advanced tab, you can take advantage of additional options and remove unused Windows components or old system restore points.
