I didn't forget to include some Linux advice since plenty of workstations and servers run it, and often cleaning up disk space on a critical server is a lot more important than tidying up a workstation.
You can still access the information in the cloud as needed, of course, and if you change your mind and would like to restore it to your PC a few mouse clicks will work. Each has an option to selectively synchronize only specific folders, which means your data will exist in the cloud but not on your PC (Google the specific steps as the processes can change). You can also use cloud storage such as Dropbox or Google Drive to get files off your computer. You can move data to an external hard drive or flash drive, but I strongly advise you to back up anything crucial since all hard drives have a finite life span. Simply moving files off your hard drive to another storage location can be one of the most obvious and effective cleanup strategies. You have to click the Get data tab to build an images data file which basically just means pointing the application to a directory you want to scan (make sure to check off Include all subfolders (recursive search).Ĭlick the Find dups tab, then Find dups to begin scanning, then View dups to work with the results you can delete the extras as needed.