how do I clean up my hard drive?

4 thoughts on “how do I clean up my hard drive?”

1. Angel for Baby says:

   January 17, 2011 at 7:10 am

   Suppose a situation where you need to sell your computer or your external hard drive. You must note that simply formatting your drives will not remove your data. I have said this before and I will say it again, you need to overwrite previous data sector with junk data in order to make your files irrecoverable.

   HDShredder is a free portable tool that allows users to completely wipe clean the hard disk or any external hard drive so that all previously stored files will become irrecoverable. It securly cleans it and makes sure no data is left behind. The free version doesn’t allow you to clean the partition, but has the option to completely clean the whole hard drive.

   Just run the program, choose Drive and hit Next.

   It will detect and list all drives and their types, hit Next, choose the deletion method and options to wipe clean the hard disk. Once done, it will erase all data from the drive.

   Once the operation is complete, you can then confidently sell your hard drive or share it with your friends without having to worry about the privacy. Ofcourse we don’t fall in this situation frequently, but when you do it is better to be on the safe side.

   It works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Enjoy!

   low disk space on recovery D?

   Use Disk Manager to delete the drive letter and you won’t see the alert again.

   Control Panel (Classic view) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management

   OR

   * Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
   * Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\
   CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
   * If it’s not there, create a DWORD value and call it
   NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
   * Double-click on NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and enter the value 1, and
   press OK.

   OR

   Hold on a minute Mart. By "…recovery "D". Recovery…" are you
   referring to a "Restore (Recovery) Partition" – did it come with the
   computer and is (D) labelled as such?

   Most OEMs (equipment manufacturers) include a restore/recovery partition on
   the computer. This partition contains "everything" on the computer at the
   time it was manufactured and is used to restore the computer to it’s
   original state- in some instances a CD/DVD is also provided. Recovery is by
   booting from a CD or "Hit the F11 key…." message at boot.
   Some OEMs make the partition hidden and/or inaccessible to protect it.

   Documentation you received should explain your opriton regarding the
   partition – some OEMs fprovide a utility to copy the partition contents to
   CD/DVD and a means to "recoup’ the space.

   If it is an actual restore/recovery partition you should not utilize it in
   any way (copy data, install stuff, etc.).

2. HCLite says:

   January 17, 2011 at 7:10 am

   go my computer, right click on drive you want to clean and to properties, in that you see disk clean option button..

3. 4REEE says:

   January 17, 2011 at 7:10 am

   Quickly start backing up then deleting files off of the drive that is low.

   I’m assuming you mean that your "D" drive is low on space. Transfer the files to an external hard drive or flash drive.

   Verify that the transfer or copies are good, then delete them off of the old drive.

   Defrag.

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4. Sravan says:

   January 17, 2011 at 7:10 am

   use disk clean up wizard.
   remove unnecessary files.

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