XP Disk Cleaner

XP Disk Cleaner is a simple-to-use program that provides a convenient way to free up some space on your hard drives. Thanks to its wizard-like layout, that guides you through every step of the process, it is very simple to work with, regardless of your experience with similar tools.

You can get started by selecting one or more drives to include in the scanning and cleaning procedure, after which you can tick the categories of files to search for, such as temporary and Microsoft junk files, Windows help index files, the memory dump and log items. It is possible to edit file names and descriptions for each category, which is great if you are interested in erasing something in particular.

When it comes to the search options, you can make the app skip read-only, hidden and system files, locate zero-length, Windows temporary and Internet temporary files, cookies and the Internet history log, among others.Lastly, you can create a folder exclusion list.

Once the scanning procedure is done, the app verifies data and gives you the possibility of selecting the items to get rid of, after carefully analyzing the file path, size and description for each item. Alternatively, you can simply select everything for elimination. The deletion method can be selected between moving the files to the Recycle Bin or permanently deleting them from the computer. Moreover, you can create a system restore point, in case Windows starts experiencing issues afterward.

Overall, XP Disk Cleaner is light on the system resources, using a minimum amount of CPU and RAM, it has a good response time and didn't cause OS freezes, crashes or pop up error dialogs.