Easily Remove Laptop Clutter: 3 Simple Methods to Clean Up Your Device

 

Do you know how to clean trash on your laptop? Yes, you don't need to be surprised. There is rubbish on the laptop. But not household rubbish or dirt like dust, but rubbish in the form of files that are no longer used.

What is called rubbish will definitely be annoying. The trash in this laptop can disrupt the laptop's performance. Especially if you still use storage media in the form of a hard disk (HDD), not SSD.

But don't worry, there are many ways to clean your laptop from trash that you no longer use. Read this article until the end.

What are Junk Files and Why Do They Appear on Laptops?

Junk files or trash files are temporary files that are generated from the activities of laptop or PC users.

Actually, these junk files initially really helped the laptop's performance. For example, when you open an Office application for the first time, and then after a few moments open it again, the application opens quickly. Because previously it had been temporarily stored in the cache.

But if this cache is not used for a long time, it eventually becomes trash.

So when we have been using a laptop for a long time, there will definitely be a lot of junk files on our laptop. For this reason, so that the performance of the laptop can be maintained, the trash on this laptop must be removed. Before we find out how to delete trash on a laptop, we should first learn what causes this trash to appear.

Reasons why junk files appear on a laptop:

• The activity of opening an application
• The activity of installing applications
• The activity of uninstalling an application
• The activity of deleting non-permanent data (going to the Recycle Bin )
• Browsing activity
• Application or operating system update activities
• Data download activity
• etc

So the majority of causes of trash on laptops are from the user's own activities.

The Effect of Junk Files on Laptops

What will happen if junk files are left and not deleted?

• Hard disk capacity increases because junk files are increasingly accumulating
• Makes the laptop slow

Types of Junk Files on Laptops

So that you know better, here are several types of junk files on your laptop or computer.

• Temporary internet files. This file is also called as cache. This file is created and saved when you browse one website or another. So when you open the website again, this cache file will be reloaded. So if you are aware, when you open the same website a second time and so on, it will definitely be faster when you open it the first time.
• Temporary system files. These junk files are created from user activity when running commands on the computer and have no purpose. For example, when you open the settings feature then close it again.
• Temporary program data. This file is created when you install an application but is never used after the installation is complete.
• Recycle bin files. These are data files that you delete but are not permanently deleted. For example, if you delete a file by just clicking Delete, it will go to the Recycle bin. But if you delete it by pressing Ctrl + Del it will be deleted permanently.
• Old program files. When you don't delete or uninstall a program properly, the temporary files will remain there and become trash files.
• Thumbnails. When you open an image on your computer, it will generate a thumbnail cache file that is stored temporarily so that the image can be opened quickly. But if it is used again it will become a trash file.

So those are some types of junk files on your computer, hopefully, this will be useful additional information for you. So how do you delete junk files on a laptop?

How to delete junk files on a laptop as follows:

There are several ways you can do this, please try them according to your individual needs.

Total time 10 minutes

1. Via the Disk Cleanup Feature

For Windows users, there is already a feature to clean these junk files. To do this, right-click the System drive (C:) select Properties then select Disk Cleanup. Wait a moment and a list of files that you need to delete will appear.

So, all you have to do is check the type of junk files you want to delete. If you want to get more junk files, you can select Clean up System File.

Then later more detailed results will appear. For example, deleting Windows Update Cleanup, Windows upgrade log files, and others. If you regularly update Windows, usually the Windows Update Cleanup option will have quite a lot of junk files. But it's up to you whether you want to delete this or not.

2. Deleting Manually

You can also delete manually, but this requires a fairly high efficiency. For example, you can open this drive address Users > AppData > Local > Temp.

On this drive, there are many hidden temporary junk files that you can delete. Those are just temporary files, if it's for anything else, you'll find it yourself.

3. Via Third Party Applications

1. If you want less hassle, you can also delete it via third-party applications, such as CCleaner, AVG TuneUp, and many more.

   With a PC cleaning application, it will be easier to delete anything that needs to be deleted. Apart from that, usually, such applications also have advanced features that perform scanning to select which junk files need to be deleted because they are burdening the laptop or computer.

Supply:

• Skills
• Time

Tools:

• Laptops
• PC Computer
• PC Cleaner App

Materials: None

That's all the information we can provide. Hopefully, with these tips you can care for and look after your laptop or computer better. At least by maintaining it regularly, your laptop's performance can always be maintained.

If you have questions regarding the problem above, please write in the comments column. We'll reply if you know.