If we have already understand about Disk Cleanup is and its functions, we will discuss how to use it. You can open the disk clean up in two ways, namely from the search field in the Start menu and the properties menu in each driver partition.
Via the Start menu
How to use Disk Cleanup via the Start menu is as follows.
– Click and open the Start menu or press the Windows logo
– Type in the search field then click ‘Disk Cleanup’
– After clicking, a choice of which driver you want to scan will appear, for example, drive (C:)
– Click OK
– A display of several junk files appears, check all or some that you think need to be deleted
– Click OK
– Confirm by clicking “Delete Files”
– Wait until the process is complete, then Restart the PC
Via the partition driver properties
This method is more or less the same, it’s just that you can open Disk Cleanup through the properties on the storage drive to be cleaned.
– Open File Explorer
– Navigate to My Computer or This PC menu on the tab
– Select one of the drive partitions to be cleaned, for example, Local Disk (C:)
– Right-click on Local Disk (C:) and select Properties in it
– On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup button to start cleaning
– A display of several junk files appears, check all or some that you think need to be deleted
– Click OK
– Confirm by clicking “Delete Files”
– Wait until the process is complete, then Restart the PC
Well, that’s how to use Disk Cleanup on Windows that you can do. Please note that this program also works to protect your device from viruses caused by accumulated junk files. Therefore, you should regularly clean it.
