Clean Up System Files

Owned by Moffat, Ethan
Jun 17, 2014
2 min read

System Files are temporary files often used by Windows to keep a computer system running smoothly. These files include temporary internet files, log files, files in the recycle bin, and restore points.

Free Disk Space by Removing System Files

  1. Open the Start Menu and click All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup.

     
  2. Select a drive to clean; this is usually the C: drive.


  3. Click the Clean up System Files button. You will need to choose a disk drive to clean again.


  4. Select/deselect files that should/should not be removed. Click OK to continue.


  5. Click Delete Files to proceed with cleaning up system files.


  6. A progress dialog will show the progress of cleaning system files.


  7. Click Cancel at any time to cancel the cleaning of system files. The window will close automatically when the file removal is complete.