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How To Free Hard Drive Disk SpaceHow To Free Hard Drive Disk Space
it's just a matter of time: eventually, your computer will get close to filling up. If you want to free some disk space on your hard drive, it is very easy to do so.

If your hard drive has been on the edge of overflowing before, you might have spent some time (or even money!) trying programs which claim to free disk space on your bloated hard drive.

Oftentimes such programs won't let you clean your hard drive after they have analyzed it, unless you purchase their product -- it's a ridiculous money scam that countless people surely fall for.

You do not have to spend money to simply free disk space on your hard drive! Hidden amongst the mess that is the internet, are some free working products and alternatives.

CCleaner

Possibly one of the best software inventions ever is CCleaner, a program created by Piriform Ltd. CCleaner can free gigabytes from your disk drive very quickly, without messing up the rest of your PC.

CCleaner not only removes unused files from your hard drive, but is also optimizes your system, can clean all traces of your online activities, and even includes a registry cleaner all for free.

The best part is that is is extremely fast! It's stunning how much junk it cleans in such short periods of time.

Uninstall Programs

While a hard disk cleaner will free up some substantial space, if you have large programs, such as video games, installed on your PC, they will be left untouched. It can be very beneficial to uninstall large, unwanted programs manually.

To do so is not as daunting as it may sound. There are many ways to go about this task, and the method is generally quite similar no matter what operating system your PC is running (for example, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.)

  • Click the "Start" button in the bottom left corner of the screen
  • Navigate to the "Control Panel"
  • Click the icon regarding "Programs and Features"
  • Browse through your programs and find unwanted ones
  • Click them to uninstall

You can free loads of disk space on your hard drive by manually uninstalling programs.

External Hard Drives

If you happen to have a drive filled with valuable contents that you don't want to delete, an external hard drive might be a better alternative. As opposed to hard drive expansions which can be a hassle, an external hard drive can be linked to your PC very easily. They are also generally quite affordable. Don't pay more than $0.50 per gigabyte if possible!

External hard drives have the additional benefit of being portable, so you can move the drive between several computers and free space on all of their hard drives!

If you have some spare cash, external hard drives are well worth the purchase.

Online Storage

If you're someone blessed with a speedy and unrestricted internet service, then online storage might be the perfect answer to your disk space problems.

A major benefit to online file storage is that you can access your files from any computer (or device) from anywhere with an internet connection!

There are many services which allow you to safely store files online.

Box.net allows free users to store up to 50Gb of data online, with affordable plans available for expansion, and Adrive also allows free users 50Gb of storage, with scalable plans as well.

Conclusion

So there you have it, the most effective ways to free disk space on your hard drive. Whether used individually or in combination, you will have heaps of free space on your hard drive for a long time still!

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