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Over time Windows PCs can gather a lot of clutter, and all that junk takes up valuable disk space.
And on rare occasions it can cause the Windows installation itself to slow down and become unstable.
Luckily, both Windows 11 and Windows 10 come with a handy tool called Disk Cleanup that will quickly and easily remove most of the clutter for you. All you have to do is run it. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Question from Melinda A: Hi Rick. I have a computer question about my Windows 10 Acer laptop.
Yesterday morning I asked a computer-savvy friend on Facebook a computer question and his reply was that I need to run a file called Cleanmgr.exe.
I’m a little leery about running .exe files because I remember reading that they can be dangerous.
Here’s my question: Is Cleanmgr.exe a virus or is it safe for me to run? And if it’s safe, do you think I should run it?
I’ve been reading your columns for a while and I trust your judgement.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Did you upgrade your computer from an older version of Windows to Windows 10?
If so, your computer’s hard drive or SSD contains a Windows.old folder that contains the files from the previous Windows installation.
The storage space taken up by this now-unused folder is wasted space, but with today’s massive hard drives that isn’t really an issue for most users.
But that being said, it can be a very serious issue if your PC has a small hard drive or SSD that’s running out of available storage space. [Read more…]