How to clean your computer from trash. How to clean a laptop, computer from garbage and unnecessary programs

Hello all friends!

If you care about the fast operation of your computer, then at least once every three months you need to carry out a global cleaning of the system from various types of garbage. If this is not done, the computer will simply slow down.

After a long work of the computer, a lot of garbage accumulates, getting rid of which you can free up gigabytes of free space on your hard drive, we will clear the disk of garbage in three steps. This article is for beginners. Use it and really notice the difference BEFORE and AFTER cleaning your hard drive. The most interesting thing is that we will get rid of the Temp folder more about it:

Step 1) Cleaning Your Computer of Junk - Manually

Cleaning up the system drive "C" in Windows 7 is a fairly simple procedure, but before using the programs, let's prepare our computer. To do this, we use the standard tools of the system. We go to "Start" -->"A computer" and see our disks. Move the mouse to drive C, and press the right mouse button. We go into the property and run disk cleanup.

The cleaning program will start, it will estimate the volume, and prepare the files for deletion.

Attention! If you are cleaning a disk for the first time, it may take a long time, up to several hours. Therefore, for especially "neglected patients" it is necessary to set the cleaning for the night.

We put ticks everywhere before cleaning. Look in the basket, maybe there you still have the files you need.

Do not forget to go to the advanced tab, there you can remove unnecessary programs and restore points. Click "OK"--> "Delete Files" unnecessary junk removed. The preparation of the system is completed, let's move on to the "heavy artillery" - we will use a powerful program to remove residual debris.

Step 2. CCleaner - continue cleaning the disk

We continue cleaning. And a cool program called CCleaner will help us with this. This is the most popular utility among garbage cleaners. Download the portable (portable version does not require installation) program. The download will start automatically. Run the program, click "Analyze"(Analysis), after scanning Run Cleaner(Cleaning). The language of the program changes like this Options --> "Settings" --> "Language" --> Russian.

You can also clean the registry, I think you will understand - the interface is nowhere simpler. Let's move on to the next step.

Step 3. FreeSpacer - complete cleaning of the computer disk from garbage

The program is called FreeSpacer and install it on your computer. I will say a few words about this wonderful program.

I have been using FreeSpacer for a very long time, what I like about it is that there are no complicated settings, it all comes down to two actions, search and delete, it is distributed free of charge and does not remove anything superfluous. I also want to say about its effectiveness, it removed from my friend 20 gigs of garbage and this is not the limit.

Run the program and click "Search." No other programs or background applications should be running on the system.

After the program to clean disk C finish your work click the button "Delete". After work, the program will show how many gigabytes of garbage have been removed.

Do not forget to write in the comments how much free disk space you have freed up. It will be very interesting for both me and the users. Your friends probably also have a lot of garbage, give them a link to this post, they will be grateful to you.

What are junk files?

Unnecessary files on your computer are movies, videos or games that you have not been interested in for a long time, but you just forgot to delete them. Some files, after using the uninstall utility built into them, leave memory about themselves and, as a result, turn into a pile of rubbish. It also includes your uncleaned browsing history and all files created by the operating system.

Cleaning a laptop from unnecessary files without installing unnecessary programs and without registering

What are unnecessary files on your laptop and why you need to get rid of them, we have already figured out. Now we will tell you how to clean your computer of garbage and speed up its work without installing unnecessary programs.

How to clean up your computer: uninstall programs

Cleaning a laptop from unnecessary garbage is carried out by uninstalling programs. To do this, run the "Control Panel" - "Add or Remove Programs" - "Add / Remove Programs" (Windows XP) or "Programs and Features" (Windows 7, 8). You will see a list of programs that are installed on your personal computer. After that, you can remove all garbage from your hard drive.

Disk Cleanup

Every operating system has a utility called Disk Cleanup. With its help, you can destroy any file without compromising the performance of the OS.

The program is launched as follows:

Open "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "Disk Cleanup". Select the disk on which you want to clean up.
Open "My Computer" and with one click select the desired section and its properties. Click "Properties" - "General" and "Disk Cleanup".
Open the search for programs "cleanmgr" and select the partition to clean the computer.
By pressing the Ctrl, Alt and Delete keys at the same time, you automatically launch the "Windows Task Manager", where you can select the "File" tab, and in the "New Command (Run)" field, write "cleanmgr" and select the desired section.

Additional programs for deleting unnecessary files on the computer

how to clean the computer from unnecessary files? In addition to standard system tools, we can use programs to clean our PC. Consider two options that are the most popular and reliable.

CCleaner

This program cleans the system folders and registry of the operating system. CCleaner can be downloaded for free, just by going to the official website. It is considered the best program for cleaning junk files, because it is quite understandable even for beginners. It is also often installed on a mobile phone.

This cleaning program consists of several sections, and this will allow you to quickly find the desired option. For example, in the "Cleanup" section, you can manually mark the list of files to be removed from the computer. With the help of analysis, you can understand how much the hard drive will be freed.

This program can be used to clean files of various types. You can manually restrict access to deleting cookies or the program will not pay attention to them at all. The versatility of CCleaner lies in the fact that it can be used to fix errors in the registry. Mostly such errors appear due to incorrect removal of programs from the computer.

Programs in the "Service" section

"Uninstall programs". This function is designed to display absolutely all programs on the computer.
"System Restore" restores the system from a point that the operating system automatically creates.
"Erase Disc" suitable for those users who do not want their deleted files to be restored.

Uninstall Expert

The Uninstall Expert program is necessary not only to speed up your computer, but also to remove unnecessary programs. Even after uninstallation, many small files remain on your computer that need to be deleted. The Uninstall Expert program completely removes all unnecessary files from your PC and improves computer performance. This is a completely free program that is easy to install on your computer and starts quickly.

The Program list displays a list of previously installed programs that can be easily removed and, in addition, clean up all the garbage behind them. Using Startup Items, you can remove those programs that are activated with the operating system. If you don't want your disk to be full of junk files, you'd better download the Uninstall Expert program.

Regular cleaning of unnecessary files is the key to the speed of your computer!

Now you know what you need to work for a long and fast operation of your PC. Sometimes it is necessary to carry out the function to remove several programs, and all your problems will be solved instantly. Also, do not forget about clearing your browser history, because even there a large amount of garbage can accumulate. We strongly recommend that you clean your computer in a timely manner, and then you will not constantly receive unpleasant reminders of a lack of hard disk space.

Comment on the article "How to clean your computer from unnecessary files"

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- transcode video to a lower resolution.
- transcode video to another format. mkv and x264, many players support "for show" and shamelessly lag when viewing them.
- unlikely, but maybe the flash drive is quite ancient and slow, although then the video would twitch ..

Has anyone recovered a hard drive? Girls, does anyone know such places? Where they really helped you, i.e. have a positive experience. In honor of March 8th, my hard drive burned out. Plak-plak. But suddenly there are wizards ...

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If you have a TV that supports usb drives, connect via an adapter, if the content is visible, it will be easy to restore. If not, then alas, mechanical repairs

The husband burned 2 discs at once, with a bunch of working information.
Restored everything completely, I will throw a link in a personal.
The son deleted all the photos, it was not possible to restore, but we noticed too late, we could erase it ourselves, they didn’t take money from us.

Portable hard drive - urgent resuscitation. The hard drive itself is not damaged, all the information was downloaded, but the stabilizer burned out in it. For example, in the "Cleaning" section, you can manually mark the list of files to be deleted from the computer. Analysis can...

How to fix opening folders? It occurred to me to change the folder icons here (WinXP), in the St-wah folders-File types I found two lines "Folder" and "Folder with documents", nothing can be done with the first one, because all the possibilities are inactive, and with the second one it seems to change the icon .. .

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omg, that's for sure the head does not give rest to the hands :))
just poke on the folder with the right button and there you will see a simple and desirable "change icon" - this is apparently too simple :)
in file types, associations of actions are changed for different events.
go where you climbed - there is a wonderful "default" button. Setting the explorer to open in the same window Tools - Folder Options - General..

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I report on the work done :)

until I post on virusinfo, so far everything is according to plan :) and no unresolvable / undeletable things have been identified, but I will save the link, maria7, thanks and .. what the hell :))

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I attach the AVZ log, because I am proud of its virgin purity :) it was not formed by itself ...
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AVZ antivirus utility protocol version 3.75.04
Scan started at 08/24/05 1:46:08 AM
Database loaded: 16273 signatures, 1 neuroprofile, 55 treatment microprograms
Heuristic firmware downloaded: 354
System file digital signatures loaded: 34746
Heuristic analyzer mode: Medium heuristic level
Treatment mode: included
1. Search for RootKit and programs intercepting API functions
1.1 Finding API interceptors running in UserMode
Analysis of kernel32.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of ntdll.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of user32.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of advapi32.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of ws2_32.dll, export table found in section.rdata
Analysis of wininet.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of rasapi32.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of urlmon.dll, export table found in section.text
Analysis of netapi32.dll, export table found in section.text
2. Memory check
Number of found processes: 30
Number of modules loaded: 143
Memory check complete
3. Scan disks
4. Check Winsock Layered Service Provider (SPI/LSP)
The LSP settings have been checked. No errors found
5. Search for keyboard/mouse/windows event hooks (Keylogger, Trojan DLLs)
C:\PROGRAM FILES\BROWSER MOUSE\BROWSER MOUSE\1.0\MOUSEDLL.DLL -->
C:\PROGRAM FILES\BROWSER MOUSE\BROWSER MOUSE\1.0\MOUSEDLL.DLL>>> Neural network: file with 99.76% probability looks like a typical keyboard/mouse event hook
C:\PROGRAM FILES\PUNTO SWITCHER\CORRECT.DLL --> Suspect Keylogger or Trojan DLL
C:\PROGRAM FILES\PUNTO SWITCHER\CORRECT.DLL>>> Neural network: file with 99.68% probability looks like a typical keyboard/mouse event hook
6. Search for open TCP/UDP ports used by malware
There are 320 port descriptions in the database
There are 5 TCP ports and 4 UDP ports open on this PC
Check completed, no suspicious ports found
7. Heuristic system check
Verification completed
Scanned files: 48372, extracted from archives: 31720, found viruses 0
Scan completed at 08/24/05 2:14:20 AM
Scan lasted 00:28:12
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Am I right not to worry about suspicions of Mouse and PantoSwitch? They have the same purpose - to intercept ..

Unfortunately, I have to interrupt such a useful and pleasant communication for me until the weekend. Trojan remover has not yet downloaded, I'll do it when I get back.

THANKS TO ALL!!! and... a tearful request, ladies and gentlemen! don't go too far :)

08/24/2005 10:53:29 AM, tea town :)

Hehe, it's very difficult to remove such rubbish... With a normal deletion, these files self-repair and multiply instantly.
I recently had a similar, though even worse :)))).
Complete removal required reading hundreds of pages of forums on the Internet, 10 days of work and installation of 15 (!) new programs... I have Ad-Aware for 7 years, and the professional version, but it does not catch it. And I have a powerful antivirus, I constantly update its databases. And the Zone Alarm firewall is worth it. And still something periodically slips! "Writers" of viruses are on the alert and constantly come up with new tricks :))).
To begin with, I advise you to install HijackThis and scan your computer, if you don’t know what to delete, then it’s better not to. You can post the log on a computer forum in the Trojan removal section, and there the competent guys will explain step by step how to proceed.
True, I did it myself, but I had to study the program logs in detail (I found explanations only in English).
And also you need to write the name of the Trojan in the search and search the forums for how to get rid of it. Here, by the way, I found on the Symantec website - a complete description of where which files are located and how to delete them.
http://www.symantec.ru/avcenter/venc/data/pf/adware.180search.html

Almost all computers accumulate garbage over time, which adversely affects the performance of the operating system. In most cases, it depends on how often the user. It is from these actions that the system becomes clogged. This article will help you learn how to get rid of junk files. The fact is that if you carry out this procedure at least once a month, then the installed operating system will last a long time. And this is very good, because sometimes as a result of reinstalling the software, all the accumulated information (documents, photos, videos, music) is lost. Probably each of us had such cases when the OS crashed, destroying something valuable.

How about unnecessary files?

If you are an experienced user, then this is not difficult, it is enough to have several useful programs in your arsenal. Walking around the Internet, you will see that there are many of them, but "CCleaner" is considered the most effective. This program is in great demand because of its accessibility and fairly user-friendly interface. How to use it to clean the computer from unnecessary files, we will now find out.

Install CCleaner.
Run.
In the window that appears, in the "Windows" tab, check the boxes next to the lines with the names of those folders that you want to clear. Most often, these checkboxes are already set automatically. And, if you are not yet such an experienced user, it’s better not to touch anything, leave everything as it is! Only experienced programmers can make changes.
Go to the "Applications" tab. Here, on the contrary, you need to uncheck the extra checkboxes that are automatically checked: "Cookies" and "Session".
Click the "Analyze" button. Thus, you can find out how many files will be deleted from the PC after the actions taken.
Click the "Clean" button and wait for the action to complete.

Now you know how to clean your computer from unnecessary files using the "CCleaner" program. But if suddenly you have any difficulties, or something is not clear to you, then do not try to get rid of the garbage yourself, you can only do harm. It is better to contact a specialist in a service center for help.

How to clean up computer memory without installing special applications?

There is another cleaning option - using the built-in program. What is good about this method? The answer is obvious, because you do not have to search and download the program to your computer, because it is already there. You can find it in two ways:

"Start" - "All Programs" - "Utilities" - "Disk Cleanup".
"My Computer" - right-click on "Local Disk C:" - select "Properties", click the "Disk Cleanup" button.

The program has started. Now in the "Disk Cleanup" window that appears, check the boxes next to those files that need to be deleted. We press the "OK" button. Usually, by default, there are already ticks in front of the items "Trash" and "Temporary Internet files" - this is what is deleted safely. As you can see, everything is quite simple and useful for your PC.

Thanks to these simple steps, your computer will be cleared of all temporary Internet and operating system files, as well as files contained in the clipboard. We can't see them, but they take up enough space! Sometimes after the actions taken, even several GB of memory may be freed. I hope now you will not have problems with how to clean your computer from unnecessary files.

After several weeks of running Windows, a significant amount of temporary files (application caches, remnants of installers and uninstalled programs, browsing history) accumulate. If such objects are not periodically disposed of, and the size of the system disk is limited to 20-50 GB, then the operating system starts to work more slowly due to the fact that the files are fragmented - parts of one are located in several places, or even several dozen places. The situation becomes especially deplorable when there are several hundred megabytes of free space left - the computer in such cases is very slow.

In the article, we will figure out how to clean your computer from junk files using the example of specific programs that work on all Windows.

Using built-in OS tools

First of all, you need to use the tool offered by Windows developers - this is a cleaner integrated into the OS. It works, to put it mildly, not very well. You shouldn't use the built-in garbage disposal program all the time, but it's still better than nothing.

Open the Run window by pressing Win + R.
Enter “cleanmgr.exe” into the text line and click “OK”.

Also, the command is entered in Start. Even in the same Start, you can write “cleanup” and run the Disk Cleanup application.

We select the disk that we are going to free from garbage (as a rule, this is the system partition C).
After ten seconds of scanning, a report with the search results will appear.
We mark the necessary options with checkboxes (it is recommended to check all the boxes) and click "OK".

Confirm the operation by clicking "Delete files".

As a result, the computer will be freed from several hundred gigabytes of garbage, but far from everything. For complex cleaning of temporary files, you should use specialized applications.

CCleaner

The most popular free Windows cleaner that runs on a computer with any version of the Windows operating system.

We launch the program and check the boxes in front of the items responsible for deleting certain data.
If you want to remove traces of the functioning of third-party utilities (office, players, archivers), go to the "Applications" tab and note the history, cache and other traces of which programs need to be eliminated. Although initially CCleaner is configured in such a way as to remove as much garbage as possible without affecting Windows files.
Click "Analyze" and wait.
Upon completion of the scan, the result of a future cleaning will be displayed without the ability to exclude anything from the removal list.

Click "Clean" so that the utility erases all the garbage that the computer contains .

Along with the file system, the system registry is also clogged. CCleaner allows you to safely remove junk keys. Thanks to this, the registry will decrease in size, and the speed of access to it will increase, albeit slightly.

Go to the "Registry" tab and click "Search for problems".

Upon completion of the analysis, if necessary, we exclude suspicious entries from the list of deleted ones and click "Fix" in order to optimize the computer . Although this may not be done - the developers made sure that their product does not harm Windows.
We save a backup copy of the keys to be deleted on the computer and perform cleaning by clicking on "Fix marked".

Wise Disk Cleaner

A similar application with the function of performing disk defragmentation. Working with Wise Disk Cleaner is as easy as working with CCleaner.

We mark the categories for scanning with checkboxes (they all expand and contain many items for finer adjustment of the scanner).
Click "Search".

After receiving the cleaning results, click on "Cleanup" to remove the garbage.

The computer got rid of several hundred unnecessary documents.

Unlike CCleaner, here you can exclude items from deletion, such as browser passwords. You are required to tick off what needs to be deleted and click the clear button.

Wise Registry Cleaner

Cleaning the registry is also an important criterion for the fast operation of Windows on any computer, so let's focus on the most popular tool for cleaning it. Although working with Registry Cleaner is no more difficult than with previous products.

We launch the program, click "Scan", get acquainted with the results and remove the garbage.

Clean Master

The most popular garbage collector for Android has been ported to a computer with an operating system from Microsoft. Although the program interface has not been translated into Russian, its operation does not raise any questions.

We launch the application, after which it automatically scans the system.

We look at the results, adding some applications to exceptions permanently or for the upcoming cleaning, and click "Clean now".

Be careful and carefully monitor the files you delete, despite the high level of security of the utility - it is still quite new and can inadvertently delete an important system file or a file that is necessary for the program to work properly.

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Usually, after installing the operating system, the computer runs very quickly, but over time it slows down noticeably and if nothing is done, it may start to slow down or freeze. In this article, we will talk about how to clean your computer so that it does not slow down and works almost as fast as after installation. The article will be relevant for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10.

If your computer is slowing down and you want to fix this problem, then you should start by freeing up space on your system drive. It may seem that the amount of free space on the system disk should not affect the speed of the computer in any way, but in practice there is such an impact and it is quite significant.

The fact is that programs need space on the system disk in order to save their settings and intermediate results of work (temporary files). And if there is not enough space on the system disk, then programs can noticeably slow down or even freeze. For the normal operation of all programs, you need to make sure that there are at least a few gigabytes of space on the system disk (more is better).

The easiest way to clean up the system disk is to use the Disk Cleanup utility. To do this, open the "My Computer" window, right-click on the system disk, select "Properties" and in the window that opens, click on the "Disk Cleanup" button.

After that, the system will analyze the files on the system drive and show you what can be safely deleted. Check the boxes next to those files that you agree to delete, and click on the "OK" button.

You can also clean up your system drive by removing programs you don't use. To do this, go to "" and open the "Uninstall programs" section there.

After that, you need to right-click on the program that you want to remove, and select the “Uninstall” option from the menu that appears.

If uninstalling programs also does not free up enough space on the system drive, then you can try to transfer some of the user's files from the system drive to some other drive. Usually, most user files are located in the following folders:

Desktop - at C:\Users\Username\Desktop;
Folder "Downloads" - at C:\Users\User_name\Downloads;
Folder "My Documents" - at C:\Username\Aleks\Documents;

You can read more about freeing up space on the system disk in the article "".

Defragment your system drive

If you have a regular hard drive (not an SSD), then after freeing up space on the system drive, you can defragment it. This optimizes the placement of files on the disk and increases the speed of your computer.

To perform defragmentation, you can use the built-in utility or third-party programs. For example, let's show how this is done in the free Auslogics Disk Defrag Free program.

We launch the Auslogics Disk Defrag Free program, mark the system disk and click on the "Defragment" button. After that, the program will analyze the selected disk and start defragmenting if it is really needed. After starting the defragmentation, you just need to wait for the end of this process.

Clean up startup

After freeing up space on the system disk and defragmenting, it costs. If there are too many programs at startup, then the computer can slow down very noticeably. Therefore, if you want to clean your computer so that it does not slow down, then you cannot do without checking startup.

If you are using the Windows XP or Windows 7 operating system, then you can clean up startup using the MSCONFIG utility. To do this, open the "Run" menu using the key combination Windows + R, enter the command "MSCONFIG" and click on the "OK" button.

In the window that opens, go to the "Startup" tab. Here you will see a list of programs that are in startup and run automatically when the operating system starts. Examine the list of programs and identify programs that you do not need. In order to remove these programs from startup, simply uncheck the boxes and save the settings using the "OK" button.

In the Windows 10 operating system, to manage startup, you need to open the "Task Manager" and go to the "Startup" tab. In order to disable autoloading of the program here, you need to right-click on it and select the "Disable" option.

Also, programs can be started automatically using services. In order to disable unnecessary programs in the services, run the MSCONFIG command and go to the "Services" tab. Everything is the same here, both in Windows 7 and in Windows 10. First you need to check the box next to the "Do not display Microsoft services" function. After that, only services from third-party programs will be displayed in the list of services. You can disable any service installed by a third-party program, this will not affect the operation of the operating system.

To disable unnecessary services, uncheck the boxes next to them and save the settings by clicking on the "OK" button.

Clean up browser extensions

Another place where there can be a large number of unnecessary programs is the list of extensions in the browser. Each browser extension creates an additional load, and given that most users have a browser running all the time, this can lead to the computer starting to noticeably slow down.

In order to solve this problem, go to your browser and go to the page with a list of extensions. If you use Google Chrome, then you need to open the browser menu, select "More tools" and go to "Extensions". In other browsers, the list of extensions may open differently.

Examine the list of installed extensions and remove those that you do not use. In the Google Chrome browser, to remove the extension, you just need to click on the trash can icon.