Clean Computer

If you haven't been organizing and discarding files as you go, it's likely your hard drive is stuffed with downloads, unwanted photos, file copies and other digital dust bunnies. This can reveal itself in slower performance, that unsettling humming noise, and the Mac's dreaded spinning wheel or Windows' spinning circle.

Deep cleaning your computer of unwanted files and streamlining your folder system can not only free up storage space, but improve your computer's performance. From decluttering tips to apps that do your organizing for you, here's how to spruce up your computer and make sure it stays that way.

To keep your pc clean, you need to clear duplicate files, temporary files, junk files, registry files etc. You can do this action just by downloading pc cleaner software or registry cleaner software just like - Comptuner, CCleaner, AVG Tune up etc.

These software helps to clean your pc data and unwanted files. You can also choose the free trial version to experience the software.

1. Find duplicate files

You'd be surprised how much storage is used up by duplicate files, whether they're files you saved twice to different locations or multiple downloads of the same file. If you buy music on iTunes, you may have a few gigabytes of duplicate songs from, say, buying a greatest-hits album that contains tracks you already own.

The easiest way to find those superfluous files is to download a third-party app that will scan your folders for duplicate content, then let you review the dupes to decide if the extras should be deleted.

2. Delete temporary files

The processes your computer runs through when you use files or programs creates tons of tiny, temporary files that help it retrieve the information you need faster. Clearing your computer of all these can often help speed up its performance.

Mac: Start with Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities), and hit First Aid > Repair to scan and patch up your hard drive. Next, search for “Mac cleaner” apps on the App Store, such as MacPaw's CleanMyMac X ($39.95), to clear your computer's cache of temporary files from browsers and other programs.

Windows: For Windows 10, search for "Disk Cleanup" in the search box, and for Windows 8, head to the Control Panel and find Disk Clean-up. If you're on older versions of Windows, find it in System Tools. You can then start cleanup for temporary and system files that are no longer needed.

3. Clear the downloads folder of unnecessary files

The Downloads folder can be expunged of detritus such as PDFs of old plane tickets, GIFs and humorous cat pics from emails, torrent links to files you now have, .dmg (Mac) or .exe (Windows) installers of apps you now have, and so on.

4. Delete unused applications

Windows PCs have a pretty spiffy uninstall feature that removes everything associated with an app, so for all versions of Windows, head to Settings > Apps & Features, select a program and select uninstall.

Although some programs may leave behind settings info in the registry, a database of configuration settings, the data is minimal and Microsoft recommends not modifying the registry unless you really know what you're doing.