K
Kim
Disk CleanUp Easy
Q. On a recent radio show, you told a caller how to free
up hard
drive space by using the Disk CleanUp tool. Where can I
download
this program?
A. Good news! You don't have to download a thing. The
Disk CleanUp
is part of all versions of Windows 98 and higher. It does
quite a few
things to free up hard disk space including:
-- Deleting temporary Internet files.
-- Deleting downloaded program files.
-- Emptying the Recycle Bin.
-- Deleting files from your temporary folder.
-- Deleting files created by other Windows 98 or Windows
Me tools.
-- Removing optional Windows 98 or Windows Me components
that
you do not use.
-- Removing installed programs that you do not use.
-- Removing all but the most recent Restore Point.
-- Compressing old files on the hard disk.
To use the Disk Cleanup tool, double-click My Computer,
right-click the
hard disk on which you want to free space, click
Properties, and then
click Disk Cleanup on the General tab.
On the Disk Cleanup tab, click to select the check boxes
of the files
that you want to remove, click OK, click Yes, and then OK.
When you are done, click the More Options tab. Here, you
can remove
Windows components that you do not use. For example, I
removed the MSN
software today and got back about 13 MB on my hard drive.
(Every little
bit counts!).
On the More Options tab, you can also remove installed
programs and
restore points, too.
The Disk CleanUp tool is a handy fellow that more people
should
use. Thanks for sending in this question. I bet it helped
a bunch
of subscribers!
Q. On a recent radio show, you told a caller how to free
up hard
drive space by using the Disk CleanUp tool. Where can I
download
this program?
A. Good news! You don't have to download a thing. The
Disk CleanUp
is part of all versions of Windows 98 and higher. It does
quite a few
things to free up hard disk space including:
-- Deleting temporary Internet files.
-- Deleting downloaded program files.
-- Emptying the Recycle Bin.
-- Deleting files from your temporary folder.
-- Deleting files created by other Windows 98 or Windows
Me tools.
-- Removing optional Windows 98 or Windows Me components
that
you do not use.
-- Removing installed programs that you do not use.
-- Removing all but the most recent Restore Point.
-- Compressing old files on the hard disk.
To use the Disk Cleanup tool, double-click My Computer,
right-click the
hard disk on which you want to free space, click
Properties, and then
click Disk Cleanup on the General tab.
On the Disk Cleanup tab, click to select the check boxes
of the files
that you want to remove, click OK, click Yes, and then OK.
When you are done, click the More Options tab. Here, you
can remove
Windows components that you do not use. For example, I
removed the MSN
software today and got back about 13 MB on my hard drive.
(Every little
bit counts!).
On the More Options tab, you can also remove installed
programs and
restore points, too.
The Disk CleanUp tool is a handy fellow that more people
should
use. Thanks for sending in this question. I bet it helped
a bunch
of subscribers!