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The most recently created restore point is always stored so you can restore the system to a previous status
at any time.
The most recently created restore point is always stored so you can restore the system to a previous status at
any time.
Windows Functions
Three optional functions from Windows are displayed. If you do not use these (maybe you didn't know that
they existed), you can turn them off and thereby free up valuable space on your hard disks. This includes the
Windows Desktop Search, Windows Messenger and the hibernation file.
8.1.1. How to Gain Disk Space
Select the Gain disk space category from the Start Center.
Under Clean hard disk, select the drive on which you wish to free up disk space.
A bar chart shows you how much free disk space you have on the selected drive. You can also see how much
disk space you could free up by deleting the individual data types.
You can now remove unnecessary files and old backups and also remove or disable Windows functions.
Removing Unnecessary Files or Old Backups
Click Unnecessary files or Old backups.
A clearly arranged list of the files found or old backups is opened. You see at a glance how much space
you could free up. To exclude individual file or backup types from being cleaned up, uncheck the
relevant checkboxes.
For each file or backup type you can also view a description in the right-hand window area by selecting
it.
Click Cleanup.
Cleanup may take several minutes. While the cleanup is taking place, very occasionally it can appear
that AVG PC TuneUp is not responding. This is for technical reasons and is no cause for concern. As
soon as the cleanup is complete, operations will continue normally, and a message indicating that the
cleanup was successful will be displayed. You can close this dialog.
Disabling or Removing Windows Functions
Click Windows functions to view the status of the individual functions.
For every function, you receive a description that helps you decide how to proceed. The system shows
you how much disk space is taken up by an activated function.
You can disable or remove the following optional Windows functions:
Hibernation File
Hibernation mode is when your computer is shut down without needing to close any open windows,