Glary Disk Cleaner

The buildup of temporary files can have a significant impact on your free disk space. Removing them every now and then is always a good idea and it can be done quickly and easily with the right tool. A good example is Glary Disk Cleaner. Thanks to its straightforward functionality, you can get rid of all your temporary files at a moment's notice. It is capable of scanning your hard drive in just a few seconds and it can remove them even faster.

The software comes in free and paid versions. It works on all modern Windows platforms and it can be installed in under a minute. There is no need to install any prerequisite tools and you don't have to sacrifice too many resources.

When launched, Glary Disk Cleaner will start scanning your hard drive immediately, but you can stop it and set up a new one at any time. The software can look after system and user temporary files, caches, old prefetch data, as well as temporary files left behind by browsers and other third party applications. You can target these file types by clicking their corresponding check boxes, on the left side of the interface and once the scanning is complete, you will see the results on the right side.

The amount of data identified as junk is displayed on a banner, on the upper part of the interface, where the larger the amount, the redder the banner will be. Just like targeting specific file types, the results can be selected and deselected individually. You can also view their properties windows and open their source folders. Finally, you can remove all the selected files immediately, with nothing more than a single click.

Keeping your hard drive clean doesn't have to be a chore, thanks to Glary Disk Cleaner's simple design and straightforward functionality.