Windows 7: Disk Cleanup : Extended

Bare Foot Kid · 05 Apr 2010

How to Use the Extended Disk Cleanup Feature in Windows 7

This will show you how to access and run the Extended Disk Cleanup function in Windows 7, allowing you to clean up more HDD space for you to use.

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Bare Foot Kid · 06 Apr 2010

Hello severedsolo and derekimo, thank you both!

Bare Foot Kid · 06 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by CarlTR6

I created the batch file in Notepad and named it clean.bat. The name does not matter; you can name it anything you wish as long as you give it the .bat extension.

Open Notepad. copy and paste the two lines below into Notepad.

cd C:\windows\system32
%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535

Click on File and select Save as...

Type the file name and give it the .bat extension.

Select All files (*.*) and click Save.

Once I saved the file I moved it from the Documents folder to the Windows> System32 folder. The path on my computer is C:\Windows\System32.

To run the batch file and the program, open cmd as an administrator and type "clean" or whatever you named the file (without the quotation marks) at the prompt and hit Enter.

Hello Carl.

I just added your .bat file and it worked like a charm, cheers!

CarlTR6 · 06 Apr 2010

Thank you, Sir. I'm glad it worked.

07 Apr 2010

I find it easier to just use a shortcut:

Utilities.zip

CarlTR6 · 07 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by stew2

I find it easier to just use a shortcut:

Attachment 65735

Whatever works is good.

Bare Foot Kid · 07 Apr 2010

I was going to find out about this today after work, it seems to work for me, thanks for reminding me.

Disk Cleanup : Extended-cleanshortcut.jpg

DaGooN · 07 Apr 2010

cool, i normaly used this method.

Advanced Disk Cleanup
-Press the Windows + R keys, type cleanmgr /sageset:50
-Select the options you desire. Click OK and close out the window.
-Press the Windows + R keys, type cleanmgr /sagerun:50
(note - there is a space between the r and the /)

Bare Foot Kid · 07 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by DaGooN

cool, i normaly used this method.

Advanced Disk Cleanup
-Press the Windows + R keys, type cleanmgr /sageset:50
-Select the options you desire. Click OK and close out the window.
-Press the Windows + R keys, type cleanmgr /sagerun:50
(note - there is a space between the r and the /)

Thanks mate but once you write the .bat file and create the shortcut it's only one click to open from the desk top.

Capt.Jack Sparrow · 12 Apr 2010

Good Work Ted !!

Great suggestion Carl !!

Bare Foot Kid · 12 Apr 2010

Thanks Cap'n!

Yeah, Carls .bat works great as a shortcut from the desktop too.

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