Do you often use your computer? Constantly put new programs and games, download new films ... And when was the last time you cleaned your hard drive? After all, the speed and comfort of your work on the computer can depend on it, since a clogged hard drive will not only noticeably “slow down”, but will also become unusable much faster, taking a lot of your valuable data into the country of eternal hunting.
Of course, we all want to avoid such unpleasant and painful consequences! And a disk cleaning program can help us with this. But there could be problems with her choice, since there are a lot of software of this type now. To facilitate the torment of choice, let's look at the most popular and common products.
So. Standard Windows utility. It's easy to find it: click on the "Start" button, open the "All Programs" list, look for the "Standard" folder there, examine it for the "Utilities" item, where the program for cleaning drive C is located. After it starts, the search process will go garbage files, which can take a lot of time (if cleaning has not been performed for a long time). So, you can clear some rubble in the system partition, freeing up some disk space.
Unfortunately, the standard utility cannot boast of thorough checking and cleaning, so if you actively use the computer you will have to look for some alternatives.
The most obvious disk cleanup program that comes to mind first is CCLeaner. It is often used to clean the registry, but it can also be used in such a role. The advantage of using this software product is its complete free of charge and ease of configuration.
After launching CCLeaner, select the “Cleanup” tab, and then click on “Analysis”. You will be shown the size of all junk files that can be deleted without harming the system. Be careful, in the absence of the necessary experience, do not change anything in the settings yourself, because otherwise you will have unpleasant surprises! The fact is that any disk cleaning program, if used incorrectly, can delete the necessary files. For example, saving games, as a result of which everything will have to be re-run ...
However, a few words need to be said about how to avoid such cluttering of the disk. What needs to be done for this? Not so much: immediately delete or sort the files from the “Downloads” folder into other directories, and also never install games in the system section. Many beginners neglect these simple requirements, as a result of which they constantly need a program to clean the disk. Many blame viruses for overflowing the section, scoring the computer in vain with dozens of antivirus programs and turning to various kinds of specialists.
In no case do not try to clean the disk manually, as this will only harm your system! Especially zealous users manually “tear down” Windows, or even all additional sections with the necessary files. Any program to clean the disk will be more reliable than your own inexperienced hands!