Using disk cleanup – Gateway 400 User Manual

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Using Disk Cleanup

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

To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program:

1

Click

Start

, then click

My Computer

. The My Computer window opens.

2

Right-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.

3

Click

Disk Cleanup

. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens.

4

Make 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.

5

Click

OK

, then click

Yes

.

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