The Windows Disk Cleanup wizard is mind-numbingly slow, so I often run it while defragging my hard disk. Does this compromise the efficiency of my disk defrag?
Chris Painter
The Windows Disk Cleanup wizard is not just slow, it can do things that people will come to regret, such as removing Windows components and programs that you are not using, removing restore points, deleting downloaded program files, etc. Analysing your whole system takes ages, and any deletions just make more work for a defrag routine that isn't all that good at the best of times. It's better to use CCleaner from ccleaner.com to do a cleanup. This is quicker and includes a registry cleaner, but it must still be used with care. If you need to defragment the hard driver, start defrag before going out, or going to bed.
