Waste Less Space, Get More Privacy With Disk Cleaner
Windows' disk-cleaning tool is handy for removing useless or outdated files from your hard drives: Choose Start, Programs (or All Programs), Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. But the program fails to empty some key temporary files and doesn't protect your privacy as well as it could. The free Disk Cleaner utility can hide the names of the files you use and the Web sites you visit. It also removes many more unneeded files from your system. Command-line switches let you automate your disk-mopping chores. Browse to our Disk Cleaner downloads page to get your copy.
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