Compaq Presario Internet PC - Manual (Page 90)

9-4 P REVENTATIVE M AINTENANCE M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED AND B EYOND
Deleting
Unwanted Files
The more you use your
computer, the more files
you will create. In time,
the hard disk can become
cluttered and performance
may suffer.
It’s easy to take an
inventory of files stored on
your computer and then do
some regular “house
cleaning.”
When in doubt, don’t delete a
file.
Deleting Unwanted Files
Taking Inventory of Your Hard Disk
1. Double - click the My
Computer
g
icon on the
Windows desktop. The My
Computer window is
displayed.
2. Right-click the disk you want
to free space on, and then click
Properties on the pop-up
menu.
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
Caution: When deleting files,
make sure you don’t delete any files
that are necessary for system or
program operation including the
following file extensions: .exe, .dll, or
.ini.
3. On the General tab, click Disk
Cleanup.
4. Click the files you want to
delete.
5. Click OK.