Scheduling Disk Cleanup

Open up the Scheduled Tasks tool from the Start menu, either via Programs > Accessories > System Tools ...

Scheduled Tasks

... or via Settings > Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks.

Via Control Panel

It's likely that some tasks have already been automatically set up, either by Windows or applications that you've installed.

Add Scheduled Task

Double-click Add Scheduled Task, to launch the Scheduled Task Wizard.

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Wizard

Click Next, scroll down the default list of programs and highlight Disk Cleanup.

Disk Cleanup

Click Next.

Frequency

Select the frequency ...

Time

... and the time you want the program to run.

Password

Finally, enter your username and password.

Scheduled

Click Finish ...

Finish

... and Disk Cleanup will now be appended to the list of scheduled tasks.

Last Update: Thu Oct 21st 2004

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