what happen if I delete this ?

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clean up system files?
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Well, you haven't given us much to work with.

What exactly do you want to do?

Generally speaking, running Disk Cleanup is a good place to start your Windows housekeeping.

Delete files using Disk Cleanup
 

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I want recover hard disk space. but I want know if do a clean up system files is not a risk on my computer
 

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Hello John,

Was there a specific item in Disk Cleanup that you were wondering what would happen if you deleted it??

Clicking on the Clean up system files button basically just restarts Disk Cleanup to have it "Run as administrator", and allows you to have the More Options tab to delete more.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html


EDIT:
Deleting these items will not hurt your computer. You would just need to decide if you wanted to delete them or not depending on if you wanted to keep them or not.
 

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cleanup system files right?

and what is thumbails
 

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Windows creates a thumbnail cache of image files to reduce CPU processing time when viewing large numbers of these images.

Windows thumbnail cache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Check the link that Brink gave you to run Disk Cleanup. It does not harm your computer, it is just a way of regaining hard drive space if you are running low.

However, with today's large drives, running Disk Cleanup becomes less important.
 

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Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
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8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
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nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
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Realtek HD Audio
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1920 x 1080
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HP Elite
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Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
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PC/Desktop
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech MX Master 4
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2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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