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• Method 3 1. On the Windows 8.1 operating system, open File Explorer. 2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click Properties. 3. Click Disk Cleanup. 4. Click Clean up system files. 5. Click the More Options tab. 6. In the Programs and Features area, click the Clean up button. 7. A list of installed programs is displayed. Select the program that you want to remove. Click Uninstall/Change or Uninstall. • Clean out your Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders from your e-mail application. The folder names and procedures vary depending on your e-mail application. If you need assistance, see the help system for your e-mail application. Excessive number of fragmented files Symptom: Excessive number of fragmented files Action: Run the Windows Disk Defragmenter program. Note: Depending on the size of the hard disk drive and amount of data currently stored on the hard disk drive, the disk-defragmentation process might take up to several hours to complete. Windows 8.1 operating system, do the following: 1. Close any programs that are currently running and close any open windows. 2. On Windows 8, open File Explorer and click Computer. On Windows 8.1, open File Explorer. 3. Right-click your C drive entry and then click Properties. 4. Click the Tools tab and then click Optimize. 5. Click Optimize in the Optimize Drives window that is displayed to start a disk-defragmentation process. 50 Lenovo Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Excessive number of fragmented files
Symptom: Excessive number of fragmented files
Action: Run the Windows Disk Defragmenter program.
Note:
Depending on the size of the hard disk drive and amount of data currently stored on the hard disk
drive, the disk-defragmentation process might take up to several hours to complete.
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Method 3
1. On
the
Windows
8.1
operating
system,
open
File
Explorer.
2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click
Properties
.
3. Click
Disk Cleanup
.
4. Click
Clean up system files
.
5. Click the
More Options
tab.
6. In the
Programs and Features
area, click the
Clean up
button.
7. A list of installed programs is displayed. Select the program that you want to remove. Click
Uninstall/Change
or
Uninstall
.
•
Clean out your Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders from your e-mail application. The folder
names and procedures vary depending on your e-mail application. If you need assistance, see the
help system for your e-mail application.
Windows
8.1
operating
system,
do
the
following:
1. Close any programs that are currently running and close any open windows.
2. On Windows 8, open File Explorer and click
Computer
. On Windows 8.1, open File Explorer.
3. Right-click your C drive entry and then click
Properties
.
4. Click the
Tools
tab and then click
Optimize
.
5. Click
Optimize
in the Optimize Drives window that is displayed to start a disk-defragmentation process.