How to Delete Items on Your Computer That You Don't Want to Part With

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Look at every file you have.

   You should probably make a single folder to hold all the items.
   
   Go through the default folders (e.g. if you have Windows check "My Documents") and move all the items there.
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   Step 2: Create a folder for important items

   Examples of important items include: credit card information, tax information, etc. , Example folder names: 1 month ago, 2 months ago, etc. , Just delete them all.
   
   You won't need them.
   
   Your computer will thank you. ,, This will compress your old files to a smaller size. ,,, You could make a folder of things that you will need for a little while, and delete things from here when you "spring clean".
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   Step 3: so you won't accidentally delete them.And keep them on other partition

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   Step 4: other than the partition in which OS resides(In Windows).

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   Step 5: Separate the remaining files into folders based on when you last looked at them.

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   Step 6: Delete files you haven't used in a long time.

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   Step 7: Alternate Methods AKA ways to not delete items you don't want to part with:

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   Step 8: Package files you don't use often into RAR archives.

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   Step 9: Take backup of data on regular basis on external storage devices.

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    Step 10: Spend some money and buy a new hard drive.

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    Step 11: In future

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    Step 12: clearly name files and don't give them abbreviated names which you may forget the meaning of.

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