Many users are faced with the fact that their computer starts to work slowly, and programs run for several minutes. Especially often this can be found on those computers on which the old Windows XP continues to work. This is largely due to the fact that garbage files are gradually accumulating in the system, unnecessary entries in the registry and other information junk appear.
What to do?
How to clean your computer from debris? Today, there are many functional and free utilities that do their job well. We will consider the most functional and universal tools that have earned their calling as highly efficient work.
We use system tools
It is generally accepted that in Windows itself there are no funds that would allow us to get rid of the “tails” remaining after some programs. Honestly, this statement is fair enough, but not everything is so bad.
To clean your computer from debris using the simplest methods, you can use the Disk Cleanup utility. To start it, you must click on the "Start" button, and then go to the path "Standard-Utilities-Disk Cleanup". After that, a utility dialog box will open in which you need to select a disk.
After clicking on the “OK” button, the program will scan the selected medium and determine the amount of disk space that can be freed. To accomplish this, you must click on the "Clear system files" button.
Since with the latest service packs the ability to delete old files for system patches was added to this program, in some cases it can be quite efficient to clean your computer from garbage.
It should be noted that this item still does not always appear. And the need to delete old update files is very great, since in especially "running" cases they can take up to a dozen gigabytes.
To prevent such a volume of garbage from accumulating on your hard drive, you will have to use manual deletion. To do this, you need to find the folder located in the following path: C: \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution \ Download. In it, you can select all the files there, and then click on the Delete button.
Other utilities
Unfortunately, this method is not very suitable for the complete removal of all junk files. The CCleaner program, which is very popular among experienced computer users, can do much better with this task.
Using CCleaner
What are its advantages? It's simple: excellent functionality even in the free version, a complete lack of advertising and a very high speed. Using it, you can not only delete junk files, but also remove obsolete registry entries.
How to clean your computer from debris using it? After starting the program, go to the "Registry" tab. Carefully check the boxes next to the items you need, and then click the "Search for problems" button.
After that, the registry will be checked for erroneous and old entries, and your computer will work even a little faster. Not to mention the fact that a decent amount of space will be freed up on the hard drive.
Delete junk files
And how is a complete cleaning of the computer from garbage? The program will easily allow you to perform this operation. To do this, run the utility again, and then click on the “Analysis” button located at the bottom of the working window. After analyzing the hard disk, which can take quite a while, the application will display the results indicating the maximum available disk space.
To perform the operation, you just need to click on the "Clean" button. Important! Before analysis, you must exit all browsers, because otherwise the program will not be able to adequately assess the amount of space released.
Revo Uninstaller Pro
Despite the fact that the main purpose of this program is to qualitatively remove other applications, it can help completely remove garbage on the computer. How to do it?
Launch Revo Uninstaller first. In the main window of the program open the menu “Tools-Cleaner of unnecessary files”. A window of the same name utility will open. On the right side there is a list of all disks in the system. On the contrary, you need to check the boxes, and then click on the "Scan" button. Note that in this case, the process will probably take a long time.
After that, you can click on the "Delete" button, after which the garbage cleaner on the computer will erase all unnecessary items from the hard drive.
SBMAV Disk Cleaner
This is another utility, which is precisely focused on the removal of system trash. She copes with this task perfectly, putting the registry and hard drive in order. Among the advantages of the program includes a huge number of options, excellent functionality and a fully Russified interface.
How to use it? Running the program, you will see a rather ascetic, but quite detailed menu. We are interested in the item "Disk Cleanup". In the right part of the window there is a list of the disks installed in the system, from which you can select the necessary flags.
At the bottom of the window, for beginners, it is necessary to check the item “Perform quick scan”. After that, click the Scan button, after which the application will detect all junk files. Next you can click on "Delete", and the program itself will be able to clean the computer from debris. It can do not so much for free (trial period limitation), but the cost of 150 rubles is not such a big obstacle for most users.
Extremely useful is the “Duplicate Search” option. It is designed to find duplicate files, which often remain after the removal of some programs.
This happens especially often if you are fond of “repacks”, the authors of which rarely bother to create normal uninstall modules. The principle of operation of this utility is absolutely identical to that which we have already described above.
The “Disk Analyzer” function may turn out to be quite useful, which can also be found in the left part of the working window. This tool does not delete garbage, but it can help to find out where it is located and which files take up the most space.
Some important notes
We draw your attention to the fact that not all “garbage” in the system is such. Simply put, when using cleaners, you should not get too carried away and remove everything that only seems suspicious to you.
Firstly, in the settings of the same CCleaner, it is not worth indiscriminately checking all the items in the "Settings" section. The Windows item should be approached with particular care, since thoughtless deletion of all files with a high degree of probability may lead to the need to completely reinstall the system.
Secondly, it is very important to make a copy of the registry before each cleaning procedure. Some programs are extremely "painful" to delete some registry entries. From this registration or settings can “fly off”.
So you found out how to clean your computer from debris. You can choose any program. Fortunately, the choice in this area is huge today. But we would like to remind once again of the need to observe reasonable caution, not to delete all objects indiscriminately.
If you do not understand the meaning of the settings of the application you are using, it is better to leave them in the “Default” position, otherwise you may well lose some important information, or even the entire operating system, in addition.