How can I clean my c drive to create more space on my computer?

Answer 1

Download, install, and run "CCleaner". It cleans out the registry, and clears out all junks files accumulated on the hard-drive.

Get it here................
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Answer 2

Try deleting your Temporary Internet Files Cache. Also, you can delete any cookies on your computer, your web browsing history, and any programs you don't use anymore. I gained back half a gigabyte of my hard drive doing that, at one point. Of course, that was before I knew about how to do that stuff. I'm guessing that since you're asking the question, you don't know how to do any of this. Well, here's the short of it.

Start> Control Panel> Security Center> Internet Options> General

From there, you can delete your Temp. Internet Files, Cookies, Web Browsing History and probably a little bit more, if you're running a newer form of Windows XP. Then, you should go through the Add/Remove Programs From Your Computer section and delete anything you know you don't need anymore. Then, you should defragment your computer and see what you've gained in disk space. Have fun.

Answer 3

I'm an MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator), and this is what I do:

First, it's always a good idea to run a Disk Cleanup which you can do by clicking the Start Button, Go to Accessories, System Tools, then Disk Cleanup. Or you can do it my way and right click on the drive, and under the pie chart it should have a Disk Cleanup button. Click that to run it. It will give you a list of things you can clean up (unused files, installation files that you don't need, Recycle Bin). Check any that you want to get rid of, and clean it. Windows XP will automatically take care of your junk.

After that I usually go to Control Panel (Start Button -> Control Panel) and go to Add/Remove Programs to see if I have any unwanted programs installed. Many times I find that backdoor programs have installed themselves. If you don't recognize the program name, look it up before deleting it. But a lot of times, it will be a backdoor program, and maybe even spyware. Uninstall those programs to save even more space.

After all this file moving, deleting and whatnot is done, I always run Disk Defragmenter (Right Click the drive, Tools tab, Disk Defragmenter). This might take awhile, and don't be afraid to do it a couple times. I recommend doing this once a month or more to keep your system healthy.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I would start with deleting all temporary files. Biggest "offender" could possibly be IE. Default settings for IE can keep a TON of files. Delete (under Tools, Internet Options, Delete Files) temporary files here and see what the difference is on your hard drive. I would also do a search on *.tmp files as well. Those are 2 of the quickest ways to get some space back, other than going through unused programs/files and removing them from your system.

Answer 5

Files that are downloaded from Web sites may remain in your Temporary Internet Files folder (but are not visible in Windows Explorer) after you click Delete Files on the General tab of the Internet Options dialog box, and then click to select the Delete all offline content check box.

To work around this problem, move your Temporary Internet Files folder to another location, delete the old folder, and then (if you want to) move your Temporary Internet Files folder back to the original location: 1. In either My Computer or Windows Explorer, create a new folder.
2. In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu.
3. On the General tab, click Settings under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Settings dialog box, click Move Folder under Temporary Internet Files folder.
5. Click the folder that you created in step 1, and then click OK.
6. If you are prompted to log off, click Yes, and then log on to Windows again. If you are not prompted to log off, click OK to close all of the dialog boxes.
7. In either My Computer or Windows Explorer, delete the old Temporary Internet Files folder, and then create a new folder in the same location with the same name.
8. Repeat steps two through six again, but in step five, click to select the new folder that you created in step seven.
NOTE: You must repeat this process when logged on as each user of the computer.

Answer 6

Disconnect it, remove it from the computer, and run it through the dishwasher. Heavy Soil setting works best. It will be extremely clean when it comes out. It will never work again, so you will also have all of that extra room on your computer where it used to be. SIMPLE, Huh?

Answer 7

Two good options.

1. Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup

2. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs
See what applications are on your system that you don't use, and remove them - but only if you know what they are. Don't remove things that you are unsure about. Sort them all by frequency of use to see general usage information.

Answer 8

Assuming that you are running windows, go to Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. This will get rid of all those space eating temp files, etc.

Answer 9

Go to Start
All Programs
Accessories
System
Defragment

Answer 10

a million. suitable click on C: force.->kit->Defragament now.that is going to make an effort to get it executed 2.start up->run->Prefetch->Delete all the documents 3.start up->run->temp->Delete all the documents 4.start up->All software->accessory->gadget device->Disk cleanup. Run this device. let us know if its % the project