Gateway LT 1000 User Manual

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Chapter 1: Maintaining Your computer www.gateway.com58Deleting unnecessary filesHelp and SupportFor more information about keeping thehard drive space free of unnecessaryfiles, click Start, then click Help andSupport. Type the keyword diskcleanup in the Search box, then clickthe arrow.Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary Windows files, to free hard drivespace.To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program:1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.2 Right-click the hard drive that you want to delete files from, for exampleLocal Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens atthe General tab.3 Click Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens.4 Make sure that the check box beside each file type you want to delete isselected. For more information about file types you can delete, read thedescriptions in the Disk Cleanup dialog box.5 Click OK, then click Yes.Checking the hard drive for errorsHelp and SupportFor more information about checkingthe hard drive for errors, click Start, thenclick Help and Support. Type thekeyword checking for disk errors inthe Search box, then click the arrow.The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for physical flaws and fileand folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marksflawed areas on the hard drive so Windows does not use them.If you use your computer several hours every day, you probably want to runError-checking once a week. If you use your computer less frequently, once amonth may be adequate. Also use Error-checking if you encounter hard driveproblems.