A simple, free trick that can make your computer 'smooth' like it was when you first bought it

Over time, the computer will slow down. Part of that is, of course, due to aging hardware, but for most people, the more common cause is poor operating system maintenance.

If you've ever done a fresh install of Windows, all the accumulated junk is cleaned up and the computer starts up faster and smoother.

However, you do not need to perform this method to clean your computer. Spending some time cleaning Windows can yield similar results. In general, cleaning junk data on the computer not only helps to recover storage space on the hard drive, but also helps the computer operate more smoothly. You can do this manually, but if you don't have time, you can use third-party software. It's simple, free and doesn't take too much of your time to use.

Today, there are many different software with the function of cleaning junk on the hard drive, in which Gilisoft Free Disk Cleaner is one of the highly appreciated software. The biggest advantage of the software is that it is free, has a very small capacity and works gently, suitable for even weakly configured computers.

How to use Gilisoft Free Disk Cleaner to clean your computer

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Visit this site to download the latest version of Gilisoft Free Disk Cleaner.

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After downloading, launch the package to start installing the software on your computer.

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The interface of Gilisoft Free Disk Cleaner is quite simple, including 3 main function tabs. In the first tab, Disk Cleaner will list all available partitions on the system's hard drive, including USB partitions, external drives, etc.

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To use the cleaning software on Windows, please tick the hard drive partitions that need to be cleaned, then click the "Scan" button.

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The software will start the scanning process and find out which junk files, temporary files, unnecessary files . are occupying the computer's hard drive. The suggestion is that you should select and analyze each hard drive partition to make the scanning process faster.

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After completing this process, the list of junk files and their total size will be fully listed.

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From here, you can press the "Clean" button to start cleaning and delete these junk files, or press the "Return" button to skip and return to the original interface and do it again with another partition.

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Besides the hard drive junk cleaning function, Gilisoft Free Disk Cleaner also provides an additional feature of analyzing hard drive partitions. Allows you to know the storage status of the partitions, such as the total number of files on the hard drive, the classification of file groups (photos, videos, documents, .) on partition…

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To use, select the partition you need to analyze and click "Start Analysis".

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After the analysis is finished, detailed information about the file types on the partition will be listed in a complete and detailed manner. You can also see which files have the largest capacity and occupy the most on the hard drive partition so that you can delete them if you don't need to use them, to save storage space.

Very simple, right? Don't forget after cleaning, restart your computer to check the results. In addition, to be more optimal, you should also refer to the list of software that should be removed from Windows to remove other "junk" software. 

Update 06 September 2021
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