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It’s best to perform these actions back-to-back, about twice a month.

To perform a disk cleanup:

1.      Open “My Computer”

2.      Right-click the C: drive

3.      Click Properties

4.      Click the “Disk Cleanup” button

5.      You might have to wait until a window pops up

6.      Check every box in the list

7.      Click OK

To perform a disk defragmentation (do this AFTER a cleanup):

1.      Open “My Computer”

2.      Right-click the C: drive

3.      Click Properties

4.      Click the “Tools” tab

5.      Click “Defragment Now”

6.      When the window pops-up, make sure that the C: drive is selected, then click “Defragment.”

Depending upon the type of use that the computer gets and the frequency you perform a cleanup and defragment, these tasks might take anywhere from 30 seconds to 30 minutes. It’s best to do these as long you’re sure you won’t need your computer for a while.