Built-in Windows tools replaced CCleaner for me.

Disk Clean up is a utility tool of Microsoft that is primarily used to free up disk space on your computer’s hard drive. A system maintenance tool that analyzes and scans all the files that are store ...

On April 8, Microsoft blessed us with an update to Windows 8.1 that made the touchy-feely OS more palatable to PC users. Now that you’ve had about a week to play around with the update—which brings ...

You can delete junk files and free up disk space on your Windows 11 with the built-in Cleanup recommendations feature. To get started: Open Windows 11 Settings Click on the Storage tab Select Cleanup ...

Q: Is it still necessary to use Disk Cleanup if I enable Storage Sense in Windows 10? A: Maintaining a computer isn’t something most users think about, but it’s just as important as it is for your car ...

Regardless of how much storage space your computer hard drive has, it will be nearly full at some point. Performance problems on your computer can often be traced to insufficient disk space. So, if ...

I distinctly remember around 20 years ago pressing the start button on my beige Windows XP desktop and waiting three or four minutes for it to fully boot. I was always so excited to get on my PC and ...

This month, Microsoft released its first major update to Windows 10. If you’ve already done this upgrade, be sure to run Disk Cleanup. It can save you upwards of 20GB of hard drive space. Those of us ...

Disk cleanups could easily belong in the top five most frequently performed computer maintenance tasks. Many PC users have had the experience of checking different folders on their computer to see if ...

Performing regular and periodic maintenance is key to keeping your PC running in tip-top shape. It takes discipline to remember to do it, but fear not, forgetful desk jockeys: You can automate many ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...

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