Disk Cleaner - Remove Invalid Files

When the search process is complete Disk Cleaner will show you a summary of files found. To view details just select an item in the list click on the list to view details (as shown below).

Each file will include the following details:

  • Name and Path of file: Where the file is stored on your system.

  • Reasons for selecting the file. What are the reasons that the file is here in the list of invalid files. It could be one of the following

    1. Bad file type: The file belongs to invalid category. You can modify these from the options -> Files and customize them.

    2. Invalid Shortcut: A shortcut that does not points to a valid target.

    3. Old File: File is on your system for quite a long time, may be years. You can modify the time limit or disable it from the options.

    4. Empty File: A zero length file is file whose size is zero. It is a file whose size is zero. You can enable or disable this from the options. Normally it is safe to delete the Zero Length Files.

  • Size of file.

  • Creation Date: The date and time on which file was created.

  • Last Access Date: The date and time on which the file was last accessed or last used.

Removal

You can remove these file by selecting them. After you have made the selection you can remove these files from your system by pressing the "Next" button. Disk Cleaner will remove these files from your System in either of the three modes you specify in the options.