Windows is needed to clean once a while. Open File Explorer > This PC. Select a drive-letter. Click the Manage tab (Drive Tools) You can start "Optimize" (defrag) or Cleanup (Disk Cleanup) from there. ex-MVP (2003-2012) (Windows Client) 34 people found this reply helpful. ·.

In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results. Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK. Under Files to delete, select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it. Select OK. If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files:

Disk Defragmenter (done after using Disk Cleanup for best results, although you can defragment whenever you want) 1. Click Start 2. Click Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter (just like above) 3. Now you can set up your computer to automatically Defrag on a schedule but to do it now you ...

Defragment your Windows 10 PC. Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize. Select the Optimize button.

If you clean first the time needed to do the defragmentation is less. Check disks whenever is appears to be a problem or on a schedule, maybe every two weeks, it really depends on usage. I think it...