Clean out your system with CCleaner
Dig a little deeper into your PC and apply the broom.
1 CHOOSE WHAT TO SCAN
CCleaner’s Cleaner component comes with some settings pre-selected. It’s a good idea to review these thoroughly, unselecting those you don’t want to lose, and selecting the settings you’d like to clean. Unsure what files a particular setting might delete? Right-click it and choose ‘Analyze...’
2 REVIEW ANALYSIS
CCleaner performs a limited scan on the chosen setting. To view exactly what it’s found, double-click the summary in the right-hand pane (such as ‘Microsoft Edge — Download History’) and a list of all files is shown. Right-click files to exclude them from future scans or open the parent folder.
3 CONTINUE CHECKING
Scroll down to view all Windows settings — if in doubt, perform an analysis on the specific setting, or unselect it to exclude it from the full scan. When done, switch to the Applications tab to see which programs are supported. Scan these in the same way, unselecting those you wish to leave alone.
4 ANALYSE AND CLEAN
Click ‘Analyze’ and wait while CCleaner performs a complete scan. When it’s complete, a summary is shown, listing all the components you’ve selected, complete with how much space you might save. As before, review individual components by double-clicking them.
5 CLEAN UP YOUR PC
Ready? Click ‘Run Cleaner’. A warning dialog pops up — this is your last chance to back out (files are deleted, not sent to the Recycle Bin). If you’re happy to proceed, click OK and watch as CCleaner clears up gigabytes of hard drive space to give you some much-needed breathing space.
6 MANAGE EXCLUSIONS
Click Options and select ‘Exclude’ to review what items are excluded from your scans. You can remove files you’ve placed here (‘Ctrl-click’ those files to select them, then click ‘Remove’), or add files, folders, Registry keys (not relevant here), and file types to the list by clicking ‘Add’.