Both Windows and application programs tend to leave temporary files on your hard drive, taking up space. Like in my case, I have McAfee Anti-virus installed on my PC and it always leaves a lot of temporary files when it is updating. A hard drive that is close to being “full” can cause Windows to slow down or interfere with efficient disk access and virtual memory operations.

If you surf the web a lot, your temporary internet files folder can become quite large, causing your web browser to slow down or malfunction. To prevent this from happening, you have to run disk cleanup at least once a month.

How to run disk cleanup:

1. Go to My Computer.

2. Right-click on Local Disk (C:) and click Properties.

3. Click the Disk Cleanup button.

Disk Cleanup

4. Disk Cleanup window will popup, calculating how much space you’ll be able to free on (C:). Wait for it to finish.

5. Check Temporary Internet Files and Recycle Bin. Click OK, then click Yes.

6. Wait for Disk Cleanup to finish cleaning your Temporary Internet Files and Recycle Bin.

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