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How to unclog my computer?

MMike

MMike

A fowl peckerwood.
Sep 5, 2001
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My machine is desperately old and needs all the help it can get. I don't think I have a terrible problem with spyware or anything. My IE is doing what I want it too.

But how do you clear out cache and cookies and hidden files....and just do a general clean-up?
 
Roasted

Roasted

Turbo Monkey
Jul 4, 2002
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Whistler, BC
1 - run anti virus
2 - run adaware and Search and destroy (similar programs but find different things)
3 - scan disk (mycomputer > right click drive > tools)
4 - Defragment
5 - Another way to clear temp files and cookies. Right click on the IE icon > properties > (you will have buttons to delete various temps and cookies)

That will do a general cleaning on top of clearing out cookies and temp files.

Cheers
 
reflux

reflux

Turbo Monkey
Mar 18, 2002
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G14 Classified
Originally posted by MMike
I have windows XP. I'm not finding "disk cleanup". It says I don't need to defrag now. Should I anyway?
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Sorry then, I'm clueless. I'm still trying to keep it real with Windows 2000:(
 
jacksonpt

jacksonpt

Turbo Monkey
Jul 22, 2002
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Vestal, NY
Originally posted by MMike
My machine is desperately old and needs all the help it can get. I don't think I have a terrible problem with spyware or anything. My IE is doing what I want it too.

But how do you clear out cache and cookies and hidden files....and just do a general clean-up?
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It can't be that old if you're running XP. I assume you want to get a little performance boost from this cleanup? Perhaps the OS is too much for the machine - how much memeory are you running? What processor?
 
mack

mack

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Feb 26, 2003
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i only have 1 gig left... well, i have 28 gigs of sienfield and movies...
edit: haha i have so much space used up, 4%, and it needs at least 15% free to run, oh well, i put sienfield in the trash can... that freeded up around 10 gigs...
 
Brian HCM#1

Brian HCM#1

MMMMMMMMM BEER!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 7, 2001
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Bay Area, California
Originally posted by MMike
I have windows XP. I'm not finding "disk cleanup". It says I don't need to defrag now. Should I anyway?
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It should be there, plus you can got to the top of this page, tools, internet options, and you can clean out your temp file & cookies.
 
MMike

MMike

A fowl peckerwood.
Sep 5, 2001
18,207
105
just sittin' here drinkin' scotch
Yeah I found it. Right click, properties on the C: drive. I found the Disk cleanup.

Basically, my machine just BARELY runs XP. I defragged it last night...I'll see if it did anything noticeable. My hard drive was at 56% free. I haven't checked the results yet.

thanks guys!
 
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