How to Clean Old Files From Vista
- 1). Click "Start" on the computer desktop toolbar.
- 2). Select "All Programs" followed by "Accessories" and then "System Tools."
- 3). Click "Disk Cleanup" to open the "Disk Cleanup Options" dialog box.
- 4). Click "My Files Only" if you want to clean up only your own files or "Files From All Users On This Computer" to clean up files from all user accounts. If prompted, enter your password.
- 5). Select the hard disk drive that you want to clean up from the drop-down list. On most home computers this is the "C:" drive. Wait a few minutes for the Disk Cleanup tool to calculate how much space it can free up on the hard drive.
- 6). Click "Disk Cleanup" and decide which file types you want to delete. The default setting is to delete all file types. If you choose not to delete a certain type of file, click the check-box to remove it from the cleanup process. File types include system error memory dump files, temporary files and installation setup files.
- 7). Click "OK" followed by "Delete Files." Wait for the Disk Cleanup tool to remove all old and unnecessary files from the computer. Vista displays a progress bar during the cleanup.
