Cleaning the hard drive of your Windows 7 pc is a necessary action for when your computer begins to occupy more space than normal in files, files, documents that, finally, are useless or unnecessary for the tasks you run on your pc
In other words, the space that all these elements occupy on your hard drive could be being used to other software that you do need to be present on your computer and in other cases it could be left free for that space to help optimize the performance of the pc
The hard disk is the place where all the information regarding the programs, files and software of our computer is stored, there are a couple of computer techniques and tricks that allow the best possible use of this space.
Cleaning it will always be the first option; however, you can also defragment it (that is, better position the items stored there and other ways to improve its performance.
Ways to clean your hard drive on your Windows 7 pc
Cleaning your hard drive on your Windows 7 pc can be easy and will leave you a good advantage which is that your computer will work at a better speed, obtaining as a result a better performance when executing tasks.
There are several ways to clean your hard drive, some of them are:
From the disc cleaner
From the record cleaner with which count the working version of Windows 7 you will be able to access the properties and manage the data that is stored on your hard drive. You do not need to download an app that consumes space to do it, you just have to go to the tool that is on your pc
How to do it:
- You will need to access Computer and then click on the hard drive for which you want to free up space.
- Left click on the disk icon and then click Properties.
- In the tab that will appear below, click on the Free space option.
- Then a list of files will appear and you must select the ones you want to remove and then click on the option to accept or confirm
What files should I delete:
When deciding which files or data you want to get rid of, you must take into account what each one is about and what is the function that they execute on your computer, this means each of them.
- Windows updates. Refers to data from past Windows updates stored on your hard drive.
- Temporary installation of Windows. These are all the elements that were involved in the installation of Windows 7
- Service Pack Backups. They are restored files that belong to old versions, when you delete them you will not be able to remove the Service Pack.
In the box of "other options" you can remove all installed files to date on your pc stored on your hard drive.
Uninstall programs step by step
Uninstalling programs step by step is another way to delete files from your hard drive, you just have to select which of them you don't need and remove them from the Control Panel of your pc, clicking on the option to "uninstall a program"