Compaq 1400 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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P

RESARIO

N

OTEBOOK

B

EYOND

S

ETUP

G

UIDE

S

ERVICE

AND

S

UPPORT

8-9

1400 S

ERIES

Hard Disk

Space

Management

This section covers:

• Checkin

g

the Hard Disk

Space

• Deletin

g

Unnecessar

y

Files

• Usin

g

the Rec

y

cle Bin

Checking the Hard Disk Space

In Windows,

y

ou can see a chart of the available hard

drive space.

To check

y

our hard drive space, complete the followin

g

steps:

• Double-click the My Computer

G

icon. The M

y

Computer window is displa

y

ed.

• Ri

g

ht-click the hard drive where

y

ou want to check

available file space, then select Properties. The S

y

stem

Properties dialo

g

box displa

y

s and shows the free and

used space on the drive.

Deleting Unnecessary Files

B

y

deletin

g

unnecessar

y

files from the hard drive,

y

ou free

drive space and help improve

y

our Notebook’s performance.

Use the Windows Disk Cleanup utilit

y

to delete temporar

y

Windows files, temporar

y

Internet files, empt

y

the Rec

y

cle

Bin, and delete unneeded electronic mail files.

To use Windows Disk Cleanup, complete the followin

g

steps:

1. Click Start, then select Programs, Accessories,

System Tools, then Disk Cleanup. The Select Drive

dialo

g

box is displa

y

ed.

2. Select the drive

y

ou want to clean up and click OK. The

Disk Cleanup dialo

g

box is displa

y

ed.

Caution:

If you do not intend to delete files that are selected for

deletion, cancel the request by clicking

No

when prompted.