How to completely clean the computer?

Progress never stands still, which makes human life easier every year. Personal computers are no exception, because hardware and software are regularly updated. But no PC can please with its work, if we exclude human intervention. It is no secret that freezes, various errors and “lags” are most often caused by the fact that no one has been busy cleaning the system for a long time. Any information tends to remain on the drive, and processing this information takes more and more power, so you need to regularly clean your hard drive using third-party software or standard Windows tools. Is it so difficult to carry out “cleaning” on your hard drive? Let's take a little time to understand this procedure and find answers to all questions regarding how to completely clean the computer.

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Computer cleaning

All known operating systems use a hard drive to store any information: lags of various programs, temporary data, files in the recycle bin, etc. If we are talking about the Windows system, then large amounts of information can also be in the registry. All these clusters can significantly affect the operation of the device, so you need to know how to completely clean the computer in order to avoid the brakes of the operating system.

Important! The speed of the computer is affected by the presence of malware. By clicking on the link, you will find out what utilities will help clean your PC from viruses.

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Partial cleaning

We decided to take up the "cleaning" of the workspace, but are afraid of losing personal data? Do not be scared, because in order to get rid of freezes, it is not necessary to take the system to the root. Standard tools and a variety of software will help you get rid of the debris that has accumulated in the system.

Browser data

The browser is used most often by users. It is from there that the active collection and sorting of data comes. All information that appears during operation is recorded on the hard drive and slows down the system quite noticeably. This problem has great relevance on the old technology, which already does not cope with processing very quickly.

There is a very simple way to clean browsers from accumulated informational garbage, for which the built-in tools are enough:

• Internet Explorer users can get rid of temporary files using the “Control Panel”. You just need to open “Browser Properties” and delete the history of all views, which is located on the “General” tab.
• In Mozilla Firefox you need to go to the settings window, select “Settings” and go to the “Advanced” section, there you need to find the “Network” item. Clear the cache data, and then select the heading “Offline web content” and click on the “Clear” button to get rid of unnecessary data.
• The Google Chrome browser automatically cleans up unnecessary data if you enable this option in the settings. If your software runs on the Chrominium engine, then you can noticeably speed up the process of Internet surfing with just a few clicks of the mouse. Hold down the Ctrl, Shift, and Delete keys on the keyboard. These actions will open a menu where all the functions for clearing Google Chrome data will be available.

Using Ccleaner

How to completely clean the computer using standard software? The answer to this question will help you find software called Ccleaner. This program has a positive reputation among a huge number of users. The free version can be easily downloaded and installed from the publisher's official website. The simple interface of the program greatly facilitates the whole procedure.

Ccleaner analyzes and cleans the system, temporary files and cache of all applications that are installed on your computer. The whole procedure looks pretty simple:

1. Select the desired tab inside the program and check the boxes next to the items of interest.
2. Click the “Analysis” button and wait a while.
3. After analysis, the program will provide a list of files, programs and folders that can be deleted.
4. Click the “Clear” button and be content with a clean system.

Important! If you are interested in cleaning the registry, then Ccleaner is your choice. Just select the “Registry” tab and follow the steps described above.

If partial cleaning of the operating system does not bring the desired results, then you should learn how to clean the entire hard drive on the computer.

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Full cleaning

Now we will talk about the beginning of the life of a computer from scratch. This method is the most effective, but more labor intensive compared to the previous ones.

In order to conduct a complete cleaning of the hard drive, you need to:

• Open the tab “My Computer” and right-click on one of the disks to open the context menu.
• In this menu, select the “Format” item, set the necessary parameters and confirm your actions by clicking on the “Start” button.
• The uninstall process will start, and after a while the disk will be erased.

Important! This method will not work to get rid of the information that is on the system disk from the operating system.

But in order to clean the system disk, you must do the following:

• First you need to combine the drives by right-clicking on the “My Computer” label. Select the “Management” section in the menu that appears.
• Click on “Disk Management” and combine the media using standard tools in the interface of the window that opens.
• Next, repeat all the steps that were described above.

Important! To completely uninstall the Windows operating system, you will need to have the Windows 7 installation disc (8, 8.1, 10). During the installation, the user will be offered various operations on partitions, where the complete removal of information from the media is performed.

Important! All laptop users faced the issue of turning off the device when closing the lid. Rebooting the device takes time and interferes with work. We have prepared a separate post "How to make sure that the laptop does not turn off when you close the lid?".

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Defragmentation

You can achieve fast work with defragmentation. It is very easy to carry it out:

1. Open “My Computer” and right-click on one of the drives.
2. A context menu will open in which you need to go to the “Service” tab.
3. Check the media for errors and feel free to run the defragmentation utility. The process will take a lot of time, and using a computer during it is not recommended.

Important! Perform defragmentation only if you have an HDD, not an SDD. SDDs do not need this procedure.

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Now you know how to completely clean the computer of information junk and return the computer to working condition. Following the instructions and recommendations that you have read, you can easily achieve the desired result.