With the passage of time, various types of cache and junk files will occupy up computer disk space. When encountering the problem of insufficient computer memory, how to clear computer cache and junk files? This article provides five cleaning methods to regularly clean up cache and junk files by clearing computer cache and junk files, to ensure that the computer runs normally and does not cause unnecessary damage.
How to clear computer cache
How does the computer clear cache?
Due to the difference in transmission speed between the internal hard drive of our computer and the external interface, there is a so-called cache to better buffer the differences in data transmission speed. It is precisely for this reason that our computer can run more smoothly without feeling sluggish.
Computers tend to accumulate a lot of cache junk during use and must be cleaned regularly to avoid issues such as slow system operation and insufficient memory. So how do I clear the computer cache? Below are several methods to reduce computer cache, all of which you can try one by one. These methods can effectively clear computer cache.
✔ Method 1. Clear disk cache
Disk Cleanup is a built-in tool in Windows that can delete system files, previous Windows installations, and the Recycle Bin to help clear computer cache. Please follow the following steps to operate:
In the search box in the bottom left corner, enter Disk Cleanup and press Enter to pop up the Disk Cleanup dialog box.
Disk Cleanup
- Select the drive C you want to clean, and then click OK.
confirm
- In the Disk Cleanup window, select the file you want to delete, and then click OK.
Select the files you need to delete
✍ Note: To avoid deleting important files, you can click on different projects to confirm what files are.
✔ Method 2. Clear system cache
There is a temporary cache folder in the C drive that stores cache junk, usually named “temp”. If you want to delete the cache files inside, you can open the “temp” folder and delete the cache files inside by using the following methods. This can help us solve the problem of clearing computer cache.
- Hold down the Windows+R key on the keyboard to bring up the Run menu, enter% temp%, and click Enter.
%Temp%
After entering, the temp folder will be opened, select all files with Ctrl+A, and then click the delete button above.
delete
- Click Yes to confirm the permanent deletion of these cache files.
Confirm permanent deletion of these cache files
✔ Method 3. Clear web page cache
- Search for the control panel in the search box in the bottom left corner, click enter to open the control panel, and click Internet Options.
Intermet Options
- Click the delete button.
delete
- Check the cache file to be deleted and click delete.
delete
✔ Method 4. Clear software cache
The software and browsers we usually use also retain a large amount of cache, so cleaning the cache of the software can also help us solve the problem of clearing computer cache. Taking Enterprise WeChat as an example:
- Double click to open Enterprise WeChat, click on the icon in the bottom left corner (3 horizontal lines), and click on Settings.
set up
- Select Document/File Management and click to go to Cleanup.
Document/File Management
- Click on Clean.
clean up
- Click confirm and wait for cache cleaning to complete.
Waiting for cache cleanup to complete
Tip: The process for clearing cache in most software is to double-click to open the software, click Settings>File Management>Clean Files.
How to clean up junk on a C drive without accidentally deleting files?
How to clean up useless files on the C drive without accidentally deleting data? As time goes by, the number of junk files generated by computers will increase, and excessive junk files can also affect the efficiency of system operation. But many people are conflicted about how to clean up junk files. Because many users do not know which files are junk files and are concerned about system errors after manually deleting files. You can use the professional and secure disk management software – Aomei Partition Assistant, whose “garbage cleaning” function can help us scan disks to clean up junk files and free up system space.
- Download, install and start the Aomei Partition Assistant, click “Clean” and select “Garbage Cleaning”.
Garbage cleaning
- After entering the garbage cleaning page, click “Start Scanning”.
Start scanning
- Check the system and registry junk files you want to clean, and then click “one click clean”.
One click cleaning
The above is how to clear all the contents of computer cache and junk files. Friends who do not know how to clear cache on a computer can follow the above tutorial step by step. We hope this tutorial is helpful to everyone. At the same time, it is recommended that everyone regularly clear the computer cache and clean up junk files to avoid problems such as system lag and insufficient disk space.
