Windows 10: PC cleanup

Discus and support PC cleanup in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I have a new laptop and have transferred all of my data from my desktop. I would like to give away my desktop but how do I get rid of my details whilst... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by RobertaNorris, Jan 16, 2022.

  1. PC cleanup


    I have a new laptop and have transferred all of my data from my desktop. I would like to give away my desktop but how do I get rid of my details whilst leaving the desktop usable? I have only got myself as a single user with administrator privileges.

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    RobertaNorris, Jan 16, 2022
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  2. DISK CLEANUP

    Hello,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
    2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?


    Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



    I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

    Disk cleanup in Windows 10
    for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



    Hope it helps.



    Sandeep Kumar M

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Sandeep_KM, Jan 16, 2022
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  3. DaveM121 Win User
    disc cleanup

    Hi Edward,

    You should run Disk Cleanup Twice as explained below to safely remove anything that can be removed and check everything in the list, it is quite safe to do that, disk Cleanup will not suggest anything that is not safe to remove . . .

    Open File Explorer

    Click on your hard drive

    On the Manage Tab, click Cleanup

    Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

    Select Everything in the list and choose Delete

    Start Disk Cleanup again

    Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

    This time in the resulting dialog, click 'Cleanup System Files'

    Let Disk Cleanup run another scan

    Select Everything in the list and choose Delete
     
    DaveM121, Jan 16, 2022
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  4. PC cleanup

    Windows 10 PC crash and startup failure

    Hello,

    I suggest you to try the following steps and check if it helps.

    DISM:


    • Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.

    • In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:

      DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

      DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth


    • Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.

    Thank You.
     
    ThofikhAhamad, Jan 16, 2022
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