DISK CLEANUP

How to open and run Microsoft Disk Cleanup

What is Disk Clean-up?

 Disk Cleanup is a software utility Microsoft introduced with Windows 98 which they included in all releases of Windows. 

It allows the user to remove files that are no longer needed.  Removing unnecessary temporary files, can help speed up and improve the performance of the hard drive and computer. Running Disk Cleanup regularly is an excellent maintenance task and frequency. 

Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 10

How to use Windows Disk Cleanup

Run from My Computer

To open Disk Cleanup on a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 system, follow these instructions:

1. Type Disk Cleanup in the Search Bar

2. Press Enter

3. At the Drives list, select which drive you want to run Disk Cleanup on

4. Select which files you want to delete

5. Click OK

6. Click Delete files