Most computer users may sometimes suffer from the problem of lack of free space in the hard disk for several reasons that may be affecting the occurrence of this problem, but the solution is not difficult, through this article I will review some important advice that you need to adhere to in order to overcome the problem of filling the hard disk And provide a fair amount of space in addition to speeding up the computer as well.
1 - Remove programs that you do not need
There are programs that the user installs on the computer may need it for one use only and then leave it and it certainly consumes space from the hard disk, so you must remove it immediately in order to get space on the storage disk and also to speed up the device.
There are also other programs that you do not need because they are mainly available on the computer, for example: a program to play audio clips, some use programs to play songs even though it is already in the computer, for example in Windows there is a tool (Windows Media Player).
Also, browsers, you do not need to have 4 - 5 browsers on your computer. Only one browser is sufficient, besides Internet Explorer in Windows.
2 - Use tools to remove programs from the root
Built-in by default in all operating systems a tool to delete programs installed on the computer, for example in Windows there is a tool (Programs and Features), but certainly does not completely delete programs from the computer and leave files related to the deleted programs and may consume space from the hard disk, so we recommend using the tools that You delete programs from the device without leaving a trace of it on the computer.
3- Defragment the hard drive to save space
The defragmentation process of the hard disk contributes greatly to saving space that may be large by arranging the files stored on the device, which makes the hard disk able to access files faster, and it will also increase the level of performance of the computer in order to speed it up to the maximum.
4- Get rid of duplicate files on the device
Certainly, no computer is devoid of duplicate files, most of which are not important and the user does not care about anything, so it must be disposed of in order to get a decent amount of storage space in your hard drive.
5- Delete system restore points from the hard drive
When installing any new program on the computer, a restore point is automatically created in the system so that you can restore it at any time without problems on the computer, but sometimes it consumes a large space of the storage disk, up to 1GB, so if you do not need it, you can easily delete it through Apply the following steps:
You will right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop.
Then you click (Properties).
The system window will appear, and from the left menu you will find the System protection option, which you will click on.
Then click on the Configure button .. and from the window that appears, press the Delete button and then Continue.
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