Let's face it, none of us are perfect.
I'm sure most of us in some way shape or form have unwanted material stored onto our computers automatically after being viewed on the internet, which are still, viewable by anyone. But don't take this article as ONLY an effective way to remove these files, it's also an effective way of freeing up space on your hard disk altogether, improving the overall performance of your computer!
Here are simple instructions for viewing and or deleting these files.
- Click Start button
- Click Control Panel
- Click on “Performance and Maintenance”
- Under “Pick a task” you should see a link that says “Free up space on your hard disk”. Click this.
A “Disk Cleanup” window should pop up, and begin calculating your stored files.
(This process will likely take a few minutes)
When the calculation process is complete, and new window should pop up, named something along the lines of “Disk Cleanup for [your computer name here] (C:)”.
If you search across it, you will come across the words “Files to delete:”.
Click highlight the “Temporary Internet Files” selection, go down to the lower part of the window, and click the “View Files” button.
A new window named “Content” should come up, with files with random lettering on them; you may open these files, and few everything you've come across on the internet so far.
Once you are ready to delete these files, go back to the “Disk Cleanup” window, make sure there's a check mark in the box next to “Temporary Internet Files”, and click the “OK” button at the bottom of the window.
A box should come up asking if you are sure you want to perform these actions. Click Yes.
And there you have it! Your first method of removing unwanted files from your computer!
A second, alternative method is downloading, and using “Media Detective”.
They offer a free 1 month trial, so you could just use it and lose it if you wish.
Good luck to you and your new clean computers!
