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Getting Started 5–3
Maintaining the Computer
Cleaning Up the Hard Drive
As you use your computer and store files, the
hard drive begins to fill up and get cluttered,
which ultimately affects performance. To prevent
this, you can delete files that you are not using.
To Clean Up the Hard Drive
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click the Start button from the Windows
taskbar.
3. Click My Computer.
4. Right-click the hard disk drive you want to
clean up.
5. Click Properties on the pop-up menu.
6. On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup.
7. Click the types of files you want to delete.
8. Click OK.
CAUTION: You should not delete any
unfamiliar files. If in doubt, do not delete.