How to cleanup PC with Avast Cleanup Premium
Why should you clean up your system occasionally?
Many a time we install applications and software on our computer for some temporary jobs, but later on, forget to remove them. Some applications also get installed as third-party apps on installing a primary application and we barely use them at all.
When we use Windows operating system, Microsoft automatically updates the version of Windows in the background, leaving behind the backup data and some older files on the computer. They serve a minimal purpose and are better off if cleaned from the system. Otherwise, they add up to the disk space and reduces the available storage space on your computer.
When we are using internet browsers to surf the internet, local cache files and cookies are created that once again consume a lot of disk space. The real problem in this situation is that there are more files than an average directory and as a result, the storage drive must continually index the cache files, this time with more intensity, hence reducing the performance of the computer when using that particular browser on Windows.
These unused applications, files and data build up over time and populate the registry as well as hard disk space which gradually reduces the system performance. These applications also consume a significant amount of system resources (such as RAM, CPU quota, network quota, etc) if they are running in the background, and that can only be cleared if the unused applications are removed from the computer. You can also free up the storage space on the computer by cleaning the PC occasionally. This is the primary purpose of a system cleaner- to free up the storage space on your computer.
Avast Cleanup Premium offers spectacular tools to clean up your hard disk space as well as disable or remove background-running apps to free up the system resources. The application helps in hibernating background applications so that they do not consume much system resources.
How to clear computer space by deleting unused applications
With Avast Cleanup Premium, you can easily delete unused applications from your computer or use their pre-uninstall feature to do the same. In this guide, we will show you how to pre-uninstall unused apps from your computer.
- Open your web browser on your computer.
- Download the free trial of Avast Cleanup Premium from this link: https://www.avast.com/download-thank-you.php?product=CLP-01
- Go to the Downloads folder of your browser and double-click on the installer to run and install Avast Cleanup Premium on your computer.
- Let the installation process complete successfully.
- Go to the Speed Up section and select Unnecessary programs.
- Here, you will find a list of programs that can be safely uninstalled from your computer. The reputation engine of Avast Cleanup Premium will indicate how important the program is in general.
- Click Review all my other programs to view a list of all the programs that are available on your computer and can be uninstalled.
- If you want to find out which apps are rarely used, you can head over to the Last used Here, you will find apps that are rarely used in an ordered format. You can use the software quarantine tool to quarantine an app. Click on Move to Trash to quarantine the app. This will just move the app to a special vault but won’t uninstall it completely. Later on, if you feel that you do not need the app anymore, you may uninstall the app completely.
How to automate a cleanup process with Avast Cleanup Premium
The standard Windows cleanup process offers a great way to manually clean up your computer and junk files or folders. However, it does not allow automation of the cleanup process. This is where Avast Cleanup Premium can help you a lot. Avast Cleanup Premium has an automatic cleanup process where you can schedule the cleanup on your computer and Avast will automatically perform a full scan of the computer.
In this guide, we will show you how to automate a cleanup process with Avast Cleanup Premium.
- Open your web browser on your computer.
- Download the free trial of Avast Cleanup Premium from this link: https://www.avast.com/download-thank-you.php?product=CLP-01
- Go to the Downloads folder of your browser and double-click on the installer to run and install Avast Cleanup Premium on your computer.
- Let the installation process complete successfully.
- Open the Cleanup tool and go to Free Up Space
- Select the desired categories and click on the Clean Now
- Now, if you want to automate the cleanup process, go to the Maintenance Click to switch on Automatic Maintenance. This will allow Avast Cleanup Premium to automatically clean your computer. You will never have to bother about manually cleaning junk files.