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1. #REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC HOW TO#
2. #REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC UPDATE#
3. #REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC ARCHIVE#
4. #REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC WINDOWS 7#

#REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC ARCHIVE#

In theory, this archive can be used to undo a service pack.

#REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC WINDOWS 7#

If you're using Windows 7 ( $28 at Amazon), you may find several gigabytes of Service Pack Backup Files listed. This time, however, there are additional items in the list. Then it will load a window that looks exactly like the analysis results window you saw in Disk Cleanup.

#REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC UPDATE#

This will perform another analysis, which can take a few minutes, especially if it detects those Windows Update backup files that we mentioned earlier. The biggest hoarders of your disk space are probably system files, so click the Clean up system files button to access them.

We recommend leaving the Thumbnails item in Disk Cleanup unchecked, unless the cache size is creating problems with your available free space. If you're looking for a specific picture or video, you may have to wait until the thumbnail has been created, unless you know its file name. Each thumbnail will also take time to recreate, so a large folder may take several minutes to rebuild its cache. But if you clear out this cache, Windows will have to regenerate those images the next time you view a folder with a lot of media or icons in it. Thumbnails include things like app icons and picture previews. The Disk Cleanup tool has one list item specifically for thumbnails. While wiping your browser cache only temporarily frees up space, it doesn't hurt to periodically wipe it clean and start fresh, if you have security or privacy concerns. It's preferable to do it within the browser, because you get more detailed control over what you want to keep and get rid of. When you load a webpage, it gets stored here for quicker access later, so cleaning out the cache can make future browsing slower.Ĭhrome and Firefox caches get cleaned from within those apps through a menu accessed by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Delete when the browser is open. Some boxes are even prechecked, such as the one next to Temporary Internet Files.īrowser and thumbnail caches can consume several gigabytes. Once that's done, you'll be presented with a new window containing a list of things that are safe to delete.

If you have a lot of stuff to clean up, it may take the tool several minutes to analyze your situation and get your cruft organized for deletion. If this is the case, instead of typing "disk cleanup," type "free up disk space." A phrase may work when the name of the program doesn't. Sometimes the shortcut doesn't show up in your search results. You can also find the tool by right-clicking a storage device in File Explorer, selecting Properties, and clicking the Disk Cleanup button to the right of the pie chart. Click and drag this shortcut to your desktop or taskbar for easier access next time. Find it by clicking the Start button, typing "disk cleanup" (whenever I say to type something, I mean without the quotes), and clicking the Disk Cleanup shortcut in your search results. The Disk Cleanup toolĮvery storage device in your computer has access to the Disk Cleanup tool.

#REMOVE JUNK FILES ON PC HOW TO#

Let's show you how to tidy things up yourself, using Windows' own built-in tools. Many junk file cleaning apps go too far, however, such as deleting your web browser cache, which will refill itself anyway over time and whose files help you load websites faster. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to Windows may create many gigabytes of backup files that you never end up using.

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly.