Speed up your computer: Clean up your hard drive

Whether it is your tablet, smartphone or personal computer, having unnecessary files stored on it WILL result in a decrease in the performance of the said device.

For your PC, Microsoft has a built in utility called Disk Cleanup which can be used for removing temporary files, emptying the Recycle Bin, and getting rid of a variety of system files, restore points and other items that you no longer need or use.

You can start the Disk Cleanup utility by doing any of the following:

• For Windows Vista & 7 - Click Start and in the Search bar type cleanmgr, and then hit enter on your keyboard.

• For Windows XP - Click Start, then Run, now type in cleanmgr in the open box and then click OK.
  
  
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• Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.

For additional information check out Microsoft's support page