i need my space on my computer, when I go into files, how do i now what files and programs are safe to delete?

Question

and how do I know when a program was last used.

Answer 1

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One should do a disk cleanup everyday and defrag two or three times a week if the computer is used moderately.
1. You may need to do a Disk Cleanup..and be sure you have all the boxes checked....
2. Defrafg your C drive or whatever is your main harddrive... Make sure you have selected the C Drive.... This is called a Disk Defragmenter...
For both go to :
Start...
programs..
accessories...
system tools..
Do this often...
3. Then go to your.. My Documents... Or wherever you keep you personal documents. Right click on each folder, select properties and see what size they are. When you add them up you might find that KBs turn into MBs and they turn into GBs real fast. So you may need to delete what you dont want and burn what you want to CDs. Music, Videos, High quality photos take up tons of space.
4. Some software can take up to 1/2 Gig or more of space. Go through your old software and remove any you are not using. Including any software products that may have come with your computer that you are not using. Check through your ..Add or remove programs in the control panel. I hope this helps some.
Good Luck
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Answer 2

Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel and click on the add remove programs icon. This will list the various programs installed on your hard drive. It also gives you an idea how often you have used the program. You may also want to look into cleaning up your temp files. A good program for that is cleancache from www.buttuglysoftware.com