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up valuable disk space in one go.
For more information, see Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data.
Securely Deleting Data
The AVG Shredder module allows you to securely remove sensitive data. You can use three intelligent
deletion methods to ensure that even a professional could not restore your data.
For more information, see Securely Deleting Data.
8.1. Cleaning the Hard Disk
In this chapter, you will find out how you can free up valuable space on your hard disks under Clean hard
disk and why it is useful to do so.
Under Clean hard disk, you can see old backups, unnecessary files and unnecessary Windows functions
that can be safely removed from the hard disk without any negative impact on your system.
AVG PC TuneUp searches for many types of potentially unnecessary files that can be deleted without
causing problems. It then shows you how much space can be freed up. First you will receive a list of all files in
question and you can then decide yourself which of them you would like to delete.
Particular attention is paid to security. As a result, in contrast to conventional procedures that "blindly" comb
through the hard disk using certain patterns, no unpleasant surprises such as sudden error messages or non-
functioning software occur.
The elements recommended for deletion are divided into three categories:
Unnecessary Files
For example, temporary files, the contents of the browser cache, temporary thumbnail views and automatically
generated log files and the contents of your Recycle Bin are all suggested for deletion.
These files take up valuable disk space that you can easily share. Of course you will have the chance to view
these files again before deletion.
Old backups
Backups are suggested for deletion that would usually be used to restore an earlier status of your system.
These include restore points and Windows Update backups. Of course you will have the chance to view these
backups again before deletion.