Use Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense to delete temp files and schedule auto cleans. Use BleachBit for deeper scans, granular app ...

If you haven't been organizing and discarding files as you go, it's likely your hard drive is stuffed with downloads, unwanted photos, file copies and other digital dust bunnies. This can reveal ...

Normally we frown upon “PC cleaner” apps like CCleaner because they tend to do little more than help you find the same cleanup options already built into your computer (sometimes for a fee). However, ...

Microsoft PC Manager helps tidy up the inevitable clutter that clogs PCs: remnants of old updates, downloads, big ZIP files that you downloaded, unpacked, and forgot about. But it’s now a general ...

After getting fed up with the inefficient “Add or remove programs” menu in Windows 10, I decided to investigate ways to uninstall Windows software in bulk. That led me to a useful and ...

PC optimization apps help monitor the system’s condition and improve upon what is bad in the computer. While Windows provides a built-in Disk Cleanup tool for this purpose, it offers limited options.

The latest version of CCleaner features an improved interface and faster performance. It's an excellent way to clean the gunk from your PC, and it doesn't cost a dime. Rick Broida is the author of ...

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