Free up your Hard Disk Space
Free up your Hard Disk Space on Windows VistaDo I need to worry about my disk space?
Of course you do! Though hard drive capacities are in constant growth, you are still limited. Most people owning a large capacity hard drive think that they do not have to worry about free space because they've got plenty of it. Well, this is quite untrue: the more space you have, the less likely you will clean up, and the more likely your stuff will pile up. And then who will be surprised when the notification balloon in the right, lower edge of the screen will appear, announcing that You are running out of disk space? You will, of course.
Your disk space is very likely to suffer constant shrinking, thus constraining you to free up some more. You can try deleting unused files, uninstalling programs, and you will see the free space bar taking shape, but what if it isn't enough?
How do I free up some disk space?
If you have reached the conclusion that uninstalling programs and deleting files isn't enough, you should be aware of the fact that there is an application in Windows which can make your tasks easier. It is called Disk Cleanup and it will help you free up your disk space by searching for files you can safely erase, letting you choose to delete some or all of them.
Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup analyzes your hard drive to look for unneeded files and folders that are of no further use to your computer. Over time, these files collect and may need to be cleaned up once in a while. Features such as Temporary Internet Files can take up a lot of sometimes valuable HDD space which is why your computer may need a 'clean up'.
1. Click Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools.
2. Select Disk Cleanup.
3. Choose which files to clean up, either My files only or Files from all users on this computer, in the window that will appear. Then click Continue when a new window prompts you to go through with the operation (this window may not appear if User Account Control turned off).
4. Select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up in Drive Selection in the dialog box and click OK.
5. Analyzing Disk Cleanup
Analyzing Disk Cleanup
Wait while Disk Cleanup calculates how much space that you will be able to be cleaned up. This may take a few minutes to complete, so be patient.
6. Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup
Click the Disk Cleanup tab, and then select the check boxes for the files you want to delete. You can view these files before deletion by choosing View Files or View Pages for a file you have highlighted.
7. Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up
Click OK and then Delete files to confirm. Disk Cleanup will begin deleting the files.
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