I received a warning message from my computer that said I need to clean out my computer C drive but I don't know how. I was told that I only have 5% space left, and to create more space cleaning out the C drive is a definate must. I need to know: (1.) how to ACCESS the C drive (2.) how to CLEAN OUT the C drive, and (3.) how to clean out the C drive WITHOUT deleting any files from my Word Pad documents or losing my anti-spyware program. Please help!!!!!
How Do I Clean Out My C Drive?????
Fast Procedure:
copy your necessary documents on other drive if available. Then format the C Drive fully and install a fresh copy of your OS. Then copy back the documents.
Slow process:
Run "Disk Clean Up " program. U will get it in "Accessories " section. Then Run "Disk De fragment" program.
Reply:Copy ther douments u want to keep to an extrenal hard drive and try formatting C drive
Reply:First download and install CCcleaner.
http://www.ccleaner.com/
this will clear all those hidden temp and cache files.
delete any old files and software you no longer use.
then Derfrag your C drive.
if this does not clear enough space for you ,you need to add a second drive (internal or external) and copy over all your data files (eg Music and word pad)
finally deleting the original copys from your C drive...
Run CCcleaner a second time and your done..
Reformatting the Drive and reinstalling the OS will achieve the Same goal but you will still need a Bigger second drive for all your data.
New large capacity drives are very cheap at the moment so its a easy upgrade for your wallet.......
Reply:Take the combined advice of answers 7, 8, 9 and 10
Reply:When you use a computer for a long time, you are bound to save up quite a collection of data that you may have downloaded from the Internet or created yourself.
You might have a lot of music, videos, documents, emails, pictures, or whatever.
It would be great if you had a hierarchy of directories where you store specific types of files. For example, it would be brilliant if you had a directory called Archives. And in that directory you had subdirectories like HTML_Files, JPG_FIles, TXT_Files, GIF_Files, and so on. In each of those directories you would only store files according to their Windows file-extensions (like .jpg, .txt, .gif, or whatever).
But now you are faced with the onerous task of hunting down all your personal files and saving them to removable media (such as CD, DVD, USB flash drive, or external USB hard disk drive -- or potentially, a new internal hard disk drive).
Starting Cleaning With CCleaner
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To start you on your way, though, I'd like to recommend the CrapCleaner (ccleaner.com). Install that little gem and let it clean out your temporary Internet files and all the other useless temporary files that may exist on your computer.
Accessing The C: Drive
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Just open the Windows Explorer and look for C: on the left-hand side. It's probably the only hard disk drive in your computer.
Everything that is stored on your computer is probably stored on the C: (especially if the computer is store-bought rather than home-built).
Just Out Of Curiosity
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What version of Windows are you using?
Reply:or just try right clicking drive C then properties then clean disk in one of the tabs also defragment that drive to refresh that space may need to burn stuff to disks and delete them off your drive
Reply:if u know just as little as this then limit your action by empting the trush bin, delete all pictures and videos and music and uninstal games.
Reply:C: drive is where u have installed Ur windows...............u can access it by double clicking C: drive icon on my computer......
(1) if u want to just increase ur space......then u may delete unwanted programs from.........add or remove programs.........
go to control panel...........Add or remove programs......and remove unwanted prog......this'll increase space.........
(2) if u try to format ur drive it'll erase all data........so prepare a backup of all data like drivers(use drivers guide software) etc.........and then.........reinstall windows.......should have windows CD handy.......
option (1) is preffered......gud bye........
Reply:1. Drive C can be accessed by double clicking on "My Computer" icon on desktop.
2. To clean out drive C, right click on C and click on properties and then press Disk cleanup, select all the check boxes and the OK.
3. by doing above you will not lose any of your important files or anti virus software.
Also try moving your other files which may be available in drive C to other portable media, like movies, songs etc.
if above does not help, you can also save some space by switching off System restore, but i would not recommend it. If you have games which you might have installed, just un-install them.
Reply:formate
Reply:Open My Computer right click on C Drive and select Properties and u will find a button called DISK Clean up. Till will first tell u the amount of Temp files which would be cleaned.
You can check all the boxes and click clean, there wont be any documents of your deleted, the disk clean up would delete temp system and application files.
Its always advisable to keep atleast 200 MB of free space on your C Drive.
Other ways of getting some space is to run a program like CC Cleaner. Disk Clean up would clean only Windows and Office Temp files where as CC Cleaner would clean all the application temp files.
If you need further clarification please get back to me.
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Reply:Open MyComputer, and the available drives should be shown there. Click on the icon that says Drive C. If you've never accessed the C drive, the files are probably hidden. Choose "Show the Contents of this Drive" on the top left corner (under System Tasks).
1) Look into Documents and Settings, choose the folder that has your username. If you don't know your user name, click on the start button and you'll see your username at the top of the pop-up menu.
2) Inside the folder that has your username clean Recent Documents (just delete everything).
3) Clean MyDocuments. Normally, if you don't specify a given folder, most of your user files are saved here. Delete everything you don't need, or svae them on CD/DVDs if you think you might need them later
4) Go back to your C drive root and look into the program files. Check each folder to make sure you know what it is. If you don't need that software, uninstall it. And by uninstall I mean use Control Panel -%26gt; Add Remove Programs. DO NOT DELETE these files.
It is preferable that you ask some assistance from someone who knows its way better around a computer. You can also easily mess things up.
In the future, DO NOT save everything o the C drive (ie inside the My Documents folder). Create an additional drive for personal files, and save them there.
If you don't think you need a file on an everyday basis, make a backup of it on a CD/DVD, don't store it on the computer. This is especially true, if the files are large in size.
From the way you phrased the question, I'm assuming you're not quite familiar with doing this, so ask someone (who is) to assist you, lest you mess things up.
Reply:http://www.ccleaner.com/
Reply:does your computer have a partition...if so try moving your files to that partition...or transfer it to a flashdrive or copy the files to a cd/dvd....then use cc cleaner it is freeware...
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