User's Manual

5. Cleaning Up Your Computer
In the same way as your home can get cluttered, your computer can also get clogged up with unnecessary bal-
last, which uses up valuable disk space. We recommend that you carry out some spring cleaning from time to
time and delete unnecessary files from your system.
The "Gain disk space and delete usage data" Area
In the section Gain disk space and delete usage data area shows you how many items you can delete from your
hard drives. After you have selected these, TuneUp Utilities runs a quick analysis in the background and informs
you how many items there are on your hard drives in the areas Clean up Windows and programs, Clean up
browser, Remove broken shortcuts and Disable Windows functions and how much disk space they are taking
up. Now you can now decide which items you want to delete and/or which Windows functions you want to dis-
able.
Using the TuneUp Disk Cleaner, you can create more disk space and order on your computer in a flash by select-
ing the files that you no longer need from the items listed in the temporary files, reports and logs, unnecessary
files, update backups and history lists areas.
The TuneUp Browser Cleaner declutters and tidies your browser.You can use it to delete the cache, cookies and
Internet history of various browsers without great effort.
Using the TuneUp Shortcut Cleaner module cleans up your computer in no time, because invalid shortcuts are
deleted from your Desktop, the Start menu and Windows Quick Launch bar. For example, desktop icons that no
longer serve a purpose because they have been left behind after programs were uninstalled.
Under Disable Windows functions, you have the option to disable functions such as the hibernation file, the
Windows search index and Windows Messenger if you do not need them.
The "Analyzing Storage Usage and Deleting Data" Area
Here you can go a step further and search drives systematically for unnecessary data and securely delete any sen-
sitive data.
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