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Emptying the Recycle Bin, Scanning the Hard Drive

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Maintaining the Computer Emptying the Recycle Bin After you delete files from the hard drive, they are sent to the recycle bin. You can retrieve files that are sent to the recycle bin as long as you have not emptied it. Once you empty the recycle bin, your files are permanently deleted. To Empty the Recycle Bin 1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. 2. On the File menu, click Empty Recycle Bin to delete all files. 3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion. Scanning the Hard Drive You can scan the hard drive to search for and repair errors. Your computer may not have the ScanDisk application installed. To Scan the Hard Drive 1. Close all open programs. 2. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar. 3. Click My Computer. 4. Right-click the hard disk drive you want to check. 5. Click Properties. 5-4 Getting Started

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Getting Started
Maintaining the Computer
Emptying the Recycle Bin
After you delete files from the hard drive, they are
sent to the recycle bin. You can retrieve files that
are sent to the recycle bin as long as you have not
emptied it.
Once you empty the recycle bin, your files are
permanently deleted.
To Empty the Recycle Bin
1. Double-click the
Recycle Bin
icon on your
Windows desktop.
2. On the File menu, click
Empty Recycle Bin
to delete all files.
3. Click
Yes
to confirm the deletion.
Scanning the Hard Drive
You can scan the hard drive to search for and
repair errors.
To Scan the Hard Drive
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click the
Start
button on the Windows
taskbar.
3. Click
My Computer
.
4. Right-click the hard disk drive you want to
check.
5. Click
Properties
.
Your computer may not have the ScanDisk
application installed.