Whether you're wanting to clean up your hard drive for extra disk space, give it spring clean, hand it back to your employer or just maintain some level of privacy then you're sure to find "how to's" listed on the following pages very handy.

NOTE: all care no responsibility for how the information we have provided is used... if in doubt don't do it :)

Back Up everything before you DELETE anything


OK, these are more for "Space" than anything else....

Delete unnecessary Files...
like old documents, copies, shortcuts etc. Have a poke around those folders to see what's tucked away in there.

Clear the clutter...
of pics, wavs, screensavers, desktop themes etc etc and remove the ones you don't use anymore

Check your downloads folder...
for all the programs you downloaded and installed (or fogot to install!) a while ago. If you've installed them and they're running AOK delete the installation files of if you want to keep them throw them on a floppy.

Set up archives...
for the files, pics and documents that you don't access all the time and ZIP them for quick reference later on. NOTE: If you have Windows ME then check out [Compressed Folders] for more information.

Go through your Outlook Express
have a good poke round in your Inbox, Sent items, Deleted Items folders. Do you really need the email Aunty Mable sent you way back before bread was sliced? Why not delete the oldies, archive the goodies and print off the ones you need hard copies of and dump the rest.
Outlook Express ctd...
If you got rid of the excess garbage then it's time for a give it a cleanup
Launch OE
From the Control Menu select Tools
Select Options
Select the Maintenance tab
Under Cleaning Up Messages select the options
that you want Then move down to clean up downloaded messages and hit Clean Up Now
and work you're way through the options
    Compact (Recommended)
    Remove Messages
    Delete
    Reset
Hit the buttons you want action on
Hit Apply
Hit OK

Remove programs you don't need anymore
Like the windows components that you no longer (or have never!) used
Double click My Computer
Double click Control Panel
Double click Add/Remove Programs
Select the Windows Setup tab
uncheck the components you no longer need
Hit OK
Now Reboot

Now how about all those 'freeware' files that you've never used?
Double click My Computer
Double click Control Panel
Double click Add/Remove Programs
Select the Install/Uninstall tab
Go down the list and remove the programs you don't want to keep
NOTE: a simply brilliant Add/Remove program is [Add/Remove Pro] from Super Win Software.. and it's GENUINE FREEWARE!

Empty Recycle Bin
Right Click Recycle Bin Icon
Select Empty Recycle Bin
At confirmation box hit Yes

Right, upwards and onwards....or rather inwards...

{no-combomax}

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