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Removing desktop icons, Using the Disk Cleanup utility

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Recover y Removing desktop icons You can remove most desktop icons from your display by either deleting them or moving them to an unused icons folder. To delete a desktop icon, right-click the icon, and then select Delete. Important: You should not delete any unfamiliar desktop icons. If in doubt, do not delete it. Instead, use the steps to move the desktop icons to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder. To move desktop icons to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Choose Control Panel. 3 Click Appearance and Themes, if it is present. 4 Click Display. 5 On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop. 6 Under Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now. 7 Follow the onscreen directions to remove unused desktop icons. You can return desktop icons to your desktop by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging an icon onto the desktop. Using the Disk Cleanup utility 1 Click Start. 2 Choose All Programs. 3 Choose Accessories. 4 Choose System Tools. 5 Click Disk Cleanup. Wait for the calculations to complete. 6 Select the files you want to delete, and click OK, and then click Yes. Quick Start Guide 109

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Quick Start Guide
109
Recovery
Removing desktop icons
You can remove most desktop icons from your
display by either deleting them or moving them
to an unused icons folder. To delete a desktop
icon, right-click the icon, and then select
Delete
.
Important:
You should not delete any unfamiliar
desktop icons. If in doubt, do not delete it.
Instead, use the steps to move the desktop icons
to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder.
To move desktop icons to the Unused Desktop
Shortcuts folder:
1
Click
Start
.
2
Choose
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Appearance and Themes
, if it is
present.
4
Click
Display
.
5
On the Desktop tab, click
Customize
Desktop
.
6
Under Desktop cleanup, click
Clean
Desktop Now
.
7
Follow the onscreen directions to remove
unused desktop icons.
You can return desktop icons to your desktop by
opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on
your desktop and dragging an icon onto the
desktop.
Using the Disk Cleanup utility
1
Click
Start
.
2
Choose
All Programs
.
3
Choose
Accessories
.
4
Choose
System Tools
.
5
Click
Disk Cleanup
. Wait for the
calculations to complete.
6
Select the files you want to delete, and click
OK
, and then click
Yes
.