Windows 7: Disk Cleanup - Add or Remove from Drive Properties

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This will show you how to add or remove the Disk Cleanup button in a hard drive properties page in Computer. By default the Disk Cleanup button is there.

1. To Add the Disk Cleanup button -

A) Set the Recycle Bin to permanently delete files for the hard drive that you want to add the Disk Cleanup button back to. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: Select (dot) Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted., then click on OK.

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove the Disk Cleanup button -

A) Set the Recycle Bin to not permanently delete files for the hard drive that you want to add the Disk Cleanup button back to. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: Select (dot) Custom size., then click on OK.
WARNING: You should also select (dot) Confirm delete confirmation dialog so that you do not accidentally delete something permanently.

B) Go to step 3.

3. Open the Computer (button in Start Menu) window, and right click on the hard drive that you did this for and click on Properties.

4. You can now check to see if the Disk Cleanup button has been restored or removed. (See example screenshots at the top of the tutorial)