disc cleanup in windows 10

[mirakirova]

Hi Team!

I've got HP Pavilion G6 with Windows 10, upgraded from Windows 7, with which I originally bought it. Want to ask you - is there a reliable program/ application that I can use for cleaning my laptop without deleting anything important? Just to free some space. For exampe on my Android tablet i use Clean Master and it's pretty good.

The questions excludes Disc cleanup on the device 🙂

Regards,

mirakirova

[IT_WinSec · Accepted solution]

Hey,

Thank you for posting in the HP Support forum.

The first choice is the popular   CCleaner  from Piriform

www.piriform.com

This is reliable choice. Once you start it you have a variety of options to clean. Never had a single issue with it. Just select the desired options to "clean". Let me know if this works for you.

[mirakirova]

Hi and thanks a lot!

I'll try it and come back to you with a feedback.

mirakirova

[Dragon-Fur]

@mirakirova

Apologies for jumping in.

Thanks @IT_WinSec

It has been a number of years since I used a Registry Cleaner; this one was my choice at the time.  I see that the program is still around.  Cool.

I did find out the hard way (admittedly this is a long time back), that the Applications Cleaner (available on that version ancient of ccleaner) would wipe out your applications if you do not exclude the ones you want to keep.

Entry found in my old Notes >>

NOTE about using CCleaner:  IF you use the Applications cleaner tab in CCleaner (this is a separate section from the registry cleaner), be sure to check/uncheck the program list or CCleaner might remove things you may want to keep.

I do not know if this is useful / current information - just throwing it out there.. "in case".

Never used ccleaner for disk cleanup -- cannot add anything useful about that.  Smiling.

I would add:

• Create an Export of the entire Registry before you edit the Registry
• Create a Restore Point before you make changes to your computer

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[IT_WinSec]

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@Dragon-Fur wrote:

I did find out the hard way (admittedly this is a long time back), that the Applications Cleaner (available on that version ancient of ccleaner) would wipe out your applications if you do not exclude the ones you want to keep.

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 Hey @Dragon-Fur

 Perhaps you mean it may wipe out data of the applications if not excluded from cleaning. CCleaner doesn't wipe or unintall applications on its own.

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@Dragon-Fur wrote:

Entry found in my old Notes >>

NOTE about using CCleaner:  IF you use the Applications cleaner tab in CCleaner (this is a separate section from the registry cleaner), be sure to check/uncheck the program list or CCleaner might remove things you may want to keep.

I do not know if this is useful / current information - just throwing it out there.. "in case".

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Upon manual clean-up, the first option for a user is "Analyze" which just analyzes, provides summary of what may be removed and then the user needs to confirm - what can be removed can be viewed by size/application or by single files. Only after that user clicks "Run cleaner" to confirm and remove.

I find CCleaner reliable because it never created me and my customers problems. Good option in CCleaner is the variety of options it offers and the support of many more apps - no only browsers and Windows temporary files. But it is all a matter of personal choice to select the stuff one may want to remove or unselect those they may not want to remove. 

Cheers!

[mirakirova]

Hi,

I tried it. Carefully looked at the list for cleaning. I think it worked out, although I will take in mind the opinion of Dragon-Fur as well.... Anyway, I have the option to let it clean or not, it always asks.

[IT_WinSec]

Hi,

With regards to optimization, here are some more articles to consider (not only disk clean-up):

>> http://www.howtogeek.com/107280/the-best-tips-for-speeding-up-your-windows-pc/

>> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-speed-up-windows-10-how-make-windows-10-faster-3631916...

>> http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03340676

Cheers!