Disk Cleanup helps keep your computer running faster and more efficiently by removing temporary files and files that are no longer needed. It’s a great maintenance practise to run Disk Cleanup at least once every month. ..

Disk Cleanup is a Windows 10 tool that can help you remove files that are no longer needed. This includes downloaded applications, offline webpages, transient Internet files (connected with Internet Explorer), and more. You can also remove temporary files, erase thumbnails, and clear the Recycle Bin using Disk Cleanup. Here are some tips to help you use Disk Cleanup:

  1. Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button, typing “disk cleanup” in the search box, and pressing Enter.
  2. On the Disk Cleanup window, click thebutton to open the list of items that can be cleaned up.
  3. Select the items you want to clean up by clicking on them or by using the buttons on the toolbar.
  4. Clickto clean up your selected items. ..

Steps to Use Disk Cleanup on Windows 10

Basic Cleanup

To clean up your computer’s hard drive, search for “Disk Cleanup” on the Windows taskbar. Select the program to open it. ..

If you have more than one drive on your PC, select the drive you want to clean up and click OK to get the process started.

Disk Cleanup will scan your computer for files and give you a comprehensive list of all the items you can remove. Check the boxes of the ones you wish to delete. To get a description of what the file is, just click on it for an explanation of what you’re about to delete.

Delete the files you selected by clicking on the “OK” button.

System Cleanup

Disk Cleanup will clean up system files to help protect your computer from malware and other potential threats. To use this function, you must be signed in as an administrator. This will prevent malware from infecting your computer and changing the settings without your knowledge. Signing in as an administrator allows Disk Cleanup to know that you are authorizing the system-level purge.

  1. Click the “Delete” button.
  2. Confirm your choice by clicking the “Yes” button.
  3. The files and programs will be deleted from your computer. ..

Delete the files you selected by clicking on the “OK” button.

Final Words

  1. Start by deleting any old data and applications that are no longer needed. This can be done by going to the Start screen, typing “cmd” into the search bar, and pressing Enter. Then select “ delete all files and folders” from the results.
  2. Next, we need to clean up any registry keys that may be causing issues with our computer. To do this, we need to open the Registry Editor (refer to our article on how to use Registry Editor in Windows 10), and then navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects.
  3. Once we have located the key, we need to delete it by typing “delete” into the text box at the top of the Registry Editor window, and then clicking on OK.
  4. Finally, we need to clean up any leftover files and folders on our hard drive by deleting them all together. To do this, we can use either a program like Windows Explorer or a simple command prompt window: cd C:\Users<username>.minecraft && rm -rf *.minecraft