Windows 7 / Getting Started

Starting with your parameters

First, you need to set the Disk Cleanup parameters. Because Disk Cleanup can be run in many different ways, Windows 7 allows you to store many different sets of parameters, each set identified by a number. In this case, I (completely arbitrarily) call this set of parameters 9. Follow these steps to set your Disk Cleanup parameters:

  1. Choose Start. Immediately type cleanmgr /sageset:9 in the Search box and press Enter.
    The Disk Cleanup Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select the check boxes that correspond to the types of files you want Windows 7 to delete.
  3. Click OK.
    Windows doesn't run a disk cleanup. It merely saves your Disk Cleanup settings, identifying them as "number 9."
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