User's Manual
Free up disk space
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Type
Description
Mozilla Firefox, Opera
and Safari Cache
while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache. If you visit a
website again, the text and images can be loaded from the cache
more quickly than from the Internet. However, it is advisable to
empty your cache from time to time.
Thumbnails
Thumbnails of images are used by various programs to provide a
quick preview. The thumbnails used by Windows, ACDSee and
Google Picasa are taken into consideration.
Recycle bin All files in the Recycle Bin can be deleted.
Log files Many applications write log files that can be used to analyze their
behavior. This can be helpful, for example, when trying to solve
problems. Any log files that you do not plan on evaluating can be
deleted.
Backups
Many applications automatically create backups of the files they
use. These can be deleted if you no longer need them.
Memory dump files
When problems with an application occur, Windows saves the
portion of your system memory used by the application in question
to a file for troubleshooting purposes.
These files are unnecessary
and can be deleted.
Temporary files
These are used by different programs to temporarily store data
and should normally be deleted by the program after its tasks are
complete. These files can always be deleted.
Temporary help files These files are used to display help files more quickly.
Temporary installation
files
These are used by many Microsoft installation programs to
temporarily store data and should normally be deleted by the
program after its tasks are complete.
These files can always be
deleted.
Restore points Restore points are used to save the status of system files on the
computer. They are created by the System Restore service at
specified intervals and when changes are made to the computer.
Windows error
reporting files
When a program crashes, Windows saves data about the
program.
If this service has been deactivated or if settings do not allow for
information to be sent to the manufacturer, these files can be
deleted.
Windows XP, Vista
Update and Service
Pack Backups
When Windows is updated, backup files are created.
You can prevent individual categories from being deleted. To do this, simply clear the check
box in front of the desired category (for example "Temporary files" or "Log files").
Exclude categories