Computer nyingi za Windows huanza kuwa slow pale Local Disk C inapokaribia kujaa. Hii hutokea kwa sababu Windows, programs, downloads, temporary files, updates, Recycle Bin na mafaili mengine huendelea kutumia nafasi kila siku.
Local Disk C ikiwa imejaa, computer inaweza kuwa slow, apps zinaweza kuchelewa kufunguka, Windows update inaweza kushindwa, na wakati mwingine browser au Microsoft Office inaweza kufanya kazi kwa shida.
Dalili za Local Disk C Kujaa
Unaweza kujua Local Disk C imejaa kama unaona dalili hizi:
Computer imekuwa slow sana.
Inaleta ujumbe wa Low Disk Space.
Windows Update inashindwa ku-install.
Apps zinafunguka kwa kuchelewa.
Browser kama Chrome inaganda.
Microsoft Word, Excel au PowerPoint zinafunguka taratibu.
Computer inachelewa kuwaka au kuzima.
Hatua ya Kwanza: Angalia Kinachochukua Nafasi
Kabla ya kufuta chochote, angalia kwanza storage yako.
Fuata hatua hizi:
Start > Settings > System > Storage
Hapo utaona vitu vinavyochukua nafasi kama:
Apps
Temporary files
Documents
Pictures
Videos
Downloads
Other files
System files
Hii itakusaidia kujua kama tatizo kubwa ni downloads, videos, programs, au temporary files.
Hatua ya Pili: Tumia Cleanup Recommendations
Windows ina sehemu ya kukushauri files ambazo unaweza kufuta kwa usalama.
Fuata hatua hizi:
Start > Settings > System > Storage > Cleanup recommendations
Kisha angalia categories kama:
Temporary files
Large or unused files
Files synced to the cloud
Unused apps
Chagua vitu ambavyo una uhakika huvihitaji, kisha bonyeza Clean up. Microsoft inaeleza kuwa Cleanup recommendations inaweza kukusaidia kutambua temporary files, large unused files, cloud synced files na unused apps.
Hatua ya Tatu: Washa Storage Sense
Storage Sense ni feature ya Windows inayoweza kusafisha files zisizo muhimu automatically, kama temporary files na vitu vilivyopo kwenye Recycle Bin.
Fuata hatua hizi:
Start > Settings > System > Storage > Storage Sense
Kisha washa Storage Sense. Unaweza kuweka isafishe kila siku, kila wiki, kila mwezi, au pale storage inapopungua.
Tahadhari: Angalia settings za Downloads kabla ya kuruhusu Storage Sense kufuta files automatically. Usiruhusu Downloads kufutwa kama huwa unaweka documents muhimu huko.
Hatua ya Nne: Futa Temporary Files
Temporary files ni mafaili ya muda ambayo Windows na programs hutengeneza. Baada ya muda yanaweza kujaza nafasi.
Nenda:
Start > Settings > System > Storage > Temporary files
Chagua files ambazo hazina umuhimu kama:
Temporary files
Thumbnails
Delivery Optimization Files
Recycle Bin
Temporary Internet Files
Kisha bonyeza Remove files.
Usifute Downloads kama hujakagua kwanza, kwa sababu inaweza kuwa na documents zako muhimu.
Hatua ya Tano: Safisha Recycle Bin
Watu wengi hufuta files lakini husahau kwamba bado zipo kwenye Recycle Bin. Files zilizopo Recycle Bin bado zinatumia nafasi ya computer.
Bonyeza kulia kwenye Recycle Bin, kisha chagua:
Empty Recycle Bin
Kabla ya kufanya hivyo, hakikisha hakuna file muhimu unalotaka kurudisha.
Hatua ya Sita: Hamisha Videos, Picha na Documents Kubwa
Kama una videos, picha au documents kubwa kwenye Desktop, Downloads au Documents, zinaweza kujaza Local Disk C.
Hamisha files kubwa kwenda:
Local Disk D kama ipo
External hard drive
Flash disk
Google Drive
OneDrive
Memory card
Usihifadhi kila kitu kwenye Desktop, kwa sababu Desktop mara nyingi iko ndani ya Local Disk C.
Hatua ya Saba: Uninstall Programs Usizotumia
Programs nyingi hujaza Local Disk C. Baadhi ya programs kama games, editing software na design tools zinaweza kutumia GB nyingi.
Nenda:
Start > Settings > Apps > Installed apps
Au kwenye Windows 10:
Settings > Apps > Apps & features
Chagua program ambayo huitumii, kisha bonyeza Uninstall.
Programs ambazo mara nyingi huchukua nafasi kubwa ni:
Games
Video editing software
Design software
Old browsers
Programs ulizoweka kwa matumizi ya muda mfupi
Hatua ya Nane: Safisha Downloads Folder
Folder la Downloads mara nyingi huwa na mafaili mengi yaliyopakuliwa zamani.
Fungua:
File Explorer > Downloads
Kagua files kama:
Installers
Zip files
Old PDFs
Videos
Images
Documents zilizojirudia
Futa ambazo huzihitaji tena. Kama huna uhakika, zihamishe kwenye flash au disk nyingine kwanza.
Hatua ya Tisa: Usifute Folder za Windows Bila Kujua
Usifute manually folders kama:
Windows
Program Files
Program Files (x86)
Users
System32
AppData
Kufuta folders hizi bila kujua kunaweza kuharibu Windows au kufanya programs zisifunguke.
Hatua ya Kumi: Tumia OneDrive Free Up Space Kama Unatumia Cloud
Kama unatumia OneDrive, unaweza kuweka baadhi ya files ziwe online-only ili zisichukue nafasi kubwa kwenye computer. Microsoft inaeleza kuwa OneDrive na Storage Sense zinaweza kusaidia kufanya files ambazo hutumii mara kwa mara ziwe online-only wakati bado zinaonekana kwenye device yako.
Bonyeza kulia kwenye file au folder la OneDrive, kisha chagua:
Free up space
Hii huondoa copy ya ndani ya computer lakini file linabaki kwenye OneDrive.
Hatua ya Kumi na Moja: Restart Computer
Baada ya kusafisha storage, restart computer. Hii husaidia Windows kupanga upya temporary processes na kuonyesha nafasi halisi iliyopatikana.
Hitimisho
Local Disk C ikijaa, usikimbilie kufuta files za Windows au ku-format computer. Anza na njia salama kama Storage, Cleanup recommendations, Storage Sense, kufuta temporary files, kusafisha Recycle Bin, kuhamisha videos kubwa, na uninstall programs usizotumia.
Ukifanya usafi huu mara kwa mara, computer yako itakuwa na nafasi zaidi, itaongeza speed, na Windows updates zitafanya kazi vizuri zaidi.