Disk cleanup

10_66

Whenever I do a disk cleanup I always just leave the automatically selected options ticked as I don’t know whether I should select the others. I’ve read what each item is by clicking on them, but it doesn’t really mean anything to me. On previous computers it used to say whether or not it’s safe to delete the files, but on my current one it doesn’t give a guidance. Can anyone tell me whether it’s a good idea to delete them all or just leave those automatically selected, please?

* = Automatically selected items

* Downloaded Program Files 0 bytes
* Temporary Internet Files 0 bytes
Offline Webpages 6.2 KB
Games Statistics Files 0.7 KB
Debug Dump Files 608 MB
Recycle Bin 64 KB
Service Pack Backup Files 0 bytes
Setup Log Files 321 KB
System Error Memory Dump Files 977 MB
System Error Minidump Files 2.25 MB
Temporary Files 8.69 GB
* Thumbnails 25 MB
* Windows Update Cleanup 805 MB
Per User Archived Windows Error Reporting 10.3 MB
Per User Queued Windows Error Reporting 11.1 MB
System Queued Windows Error Reporting 169 MB

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

what system are you using now?

What did you do before, when you did get the information?

10_66

Windows 7 Home Premium.

I can't remember what I used to do, I've had this one for a while now.

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

when you get the scan results do you scroll down each category?

John_Gray

I just select everything on a disk cleanup. Why would you do otherwise, except for a good reason?

10_66

frugalmacdugal wrote: »

Hi,

when you get the scan results do you scroll down each category?

Not sure what you mean. I click on the disk cleanup and it presents a box with some items automatically ticked and others not ticked, each showing their value.

John_Gray wrote: »

I just select everything on a disk cleanup. Why would you do otherwise, except for a good reason?

Don't know, that's why I'm asking

dipsomaniac

as all my pc/laptops have small hard drives (120gb) i run disk cleanup at least once a month or after a windows update to free up disk space. the only box you may want to keep unchecked is the old windows folder. i alway clear it as it will probably be the largest file but if cleared you won't be able to revert back to a previous os without downloading all the files again or restoring from a disk image.

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

10_66 wrote: »

Not sure what you mean. I click on the disk cleanup and it presents a box with some items automatically ticked and others not ticked, each showing their value.
Don't know, that's why I'm asking

if you scroll down through box, and click, it'll give you a description of the item.

10_66

Yes, I mentioned in my first post that I did this, but the explanations doesn't mean much to me. As mentioned, my old PC used to give advice on whether or not it was safe to delete.

AndyPix

8.69GB Temp files




#chuckle

dipsomaniac

don't forget to clean up system files also