Learn Vista - Deleting Unnecessary Files Using Disk Cleanup

In order to free up your disk space and help your computer run faster, one way that you can do is by deleting unnecessary files such as temporary internet files, files in recycle bin, etc. Windows provides you the Disk Cleanup, a tool that can scan for various unnecessary files and deleting them as your need.

To delete unnecessary files using Disk Cleanup:

- Click the Start menu, and then click Computer.

- Right-click the drive that you want to clean up, and then click Properties.

- In Properties window, click General tab. Then click the Disk Cleanup button. Windows then scan for any unnecessary files in your disk drive. It may take a few minutes to complete.

- On the Disk Cleanup window, click Disk Cleanup tab. Then select the check boxes for the files you want to delete.

- Click OK button. On the confirmation window, click Delete Files button.