Condoms for Your PC - Disk Cleanup

The objective of good PC Maintenance is to keepexplanation of the category.As a general rule, always
the PC operating efficiently with minimal disruption. Aconsider the impact of change to your system. Have
part of that process is to keep the PC as free asa backup of all data that you may need. Review
possible of extraneous data. One way to do that iswhat is found in each of these categories to be sure
to run the disk cleanup utility that is a part of thethat it is what you think it is. Once you are
Windows operating system. It removescomfortable with what it is and that you can safely
"unnecessary" files from the PC and gives you forremove it, then run the disk cleanup. For years, I
available disk space.The disk cleanup program doeshave been running the disk cleanup utility with ALL
not require administrative privileges and, therefore,categories selected and have had no problem as a
can be run by any user. It is found under Startresult. I encourage you to use this utility and to
Programs/Accessories/System Tools. You can run itfollow it with a disk defragmentation.This article
by double-clicking its icon. You can also run it from acontains suggestions for the use of utility programs
command line or automate the process. For moreunder the Windows operating system. They are
information, check this Microsoft web page: "How tobased on years of use, but they may not be the
Automate the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP" atright suggestions for you and your PC environment.
what you wish to be processed by the disk cleanupBefore you follow any technical suggestion, be sure
from the following:* Downloaded Program Filesthat you have a current (and tested) backup of all
* Temporary Internetsystem and data files and that you can restore the
* Recycle Binsystem if necessary. You are welcome to contact
* Temporary Remote Desktop Filesme if you encounter a problem, but I assume no
* Setup Log Filesresponsibility for your actions and/or use of the
* Offline Filesinformation provided and disclaim any legal
* Compress Old Files(This compresses rather thanresponsibility for any negative results of such
deletes files. If you need them again, there will be aactions.Copyright 2006 by Tim Flynt. All rights
slight delay as they are decompressed. If you selectreserved.Tim Flynt has spent over 25 years
this option, you will also have an option of thededicated to efficient application and utility systems.
number of days the system will wait before it willExperienced in higher education, entertainment, and
compress an idle file.)You may see other categoriessoftware development organizations. Current interest
than these. You can highlight the item to see anin "PC Maintenance Management.