Deleting Unnecessary Files; Checking The Hard Drive For Errors - Gateway MX6211b User Manual

CHAPTER 12: Maintaining Your Notebook

Deleting unnecessary files

Help and Support
For more information about keeping the
hard drive space free of unnecessary files,
click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword disk cleanup in the
Search box, then click the arrow.

Checking the hard drive for errors

Help and Support
For more information about checking the
hard drive for errors, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the keyword
checking for disk errors in the
Search box, then click the arrow.
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Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary Windows files, to free hard drive
space.
To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program:
Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
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Right-click the hard drive that you want to delete files from, for example
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Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens at
the General tab.
Click Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens.
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Make sure that the check box beside each file type you want to delete is
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selected. For more information about file types you can delete, read the
descriptions in the Disk Cleanup dialog box.
Click OK, then click Yes.
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The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and file
and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks
flawed areas on the hard drive so Windows does not use them.
If you use your notebook several hours every day, you probably want to run
Error-checking once a week. If you use your notebook less frequently, once a
month may be adequate. Also use Error-checking if you encounter hard drive
problems.
To check the hard drive for errors:
Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
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Right-click the hard drive that you want to check for errors, for example
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Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.
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