{"id":48235,"date":"2022-04-16T20:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T20:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-do-i-clean-junk-files-from-my-chrome-notebook\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T20:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T20:18:54","slug":"how-do-i-clean-junk-files-from-my-chrome-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-do-i-clean-junk-files-from-my-chrome-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How do i clean junk files from my chrome notebook ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Delete files you don&#8217;t need from your Chromebook. Remember that you can move files to Google Drive if you want more space.<\/li>\n<li>Clear your browsing data and download history.<\/li>\n<li>Uninstall apps you&#8217;re not using.  <\/li>\n<li>Remove any extra user accounts from your Chromebook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, where is Disk Cleanup on Chromebook? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e6LuZcfI3qQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beside above, how do I clear cache and cookies on my Chromebook? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen, hover over \u201cMore Tools\u201d and then select \u201cClear browsing data\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Check the boxes next to Browsing History, Cookies, and Cached Images and <strong>Files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click Clear Data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this regard, how do I free up RAM on my Chromebook? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Delete files you don&#8217;t need from your Chromebook. Remember that you can move <strong>files<\/strong> to Google Drive if you want more space.<\/li>\n<li>Clear your browsing data and download history.<\/li>\n<li>Uninstall apps you&#8217;re not using.  <\/li>\n<li>Remove any extra user accounts from your Chromebook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Additionally, can you defrag a Chromebook? You don&#8217;t need to defragment a Chromebook&#8217;s storage. That&#8217;s really only a Windows thing. Linux file systems (like the ones used by Chrome OS) store files more intelligently so that the disks don&#8217;t become fragmented in the first place.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On your computer, open <strong>Chrome<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the top right, click More .<\/li>\n<li>Click More tools. Clear browsing data.<\/li>\n<li>At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.<\/li>\n<li>Next to &#8220;Cookies and other site data&#8221; and &#8220;Cached images and <strong>files<\/strong>,&#8221; check the boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Click Clear data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How do I fix high CPU on Chromebook?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove Unnecessary Extensions.  <\/li>\n<li>Disable Hardware Acceleration.  <\/li>\n<li>Update Your Chrome Browser Regularly.  <\/li>\n<li>Get Rid of Additional Tabs.  <\/li>\n<li>Use the Chrome Cleanup Tool.  <\/li>\n<li>Close Additional Background Apps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Should I clear cookies on Chrome?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you use a browser, like Chrome, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. Clearing them fixes certain problems, like loading or formatting issues on sites.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How can I improve the performance of my Chromebook?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Close some tabs. We all have plenty of tabs open when in Chrome, which can result in less that optimum performance as resources are diverted to the browser.  <\/li>\n<li>Reduce the number of Extensions on your Chromebook.  <\/li>\n<li>Install the latest updates for ChromeOS.  <\/li>\n<li>Reset or replace your Chromebook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I find out how much RAM I have on my Chromebook?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cog \u2013 System Info Viewer After you download the app, open the app drawer and launch it. The app will open and display information about your Chromebook. In the \u201cMemory\u201d section, you&#8217;ll see the RAM listed in gigabytes. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why does my Chromebook use so much RAM?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Again, your Chromebook is like any other computer or phone. The more stuff you have open and running, the more memory it&#8217;s going to eat up. So, if you&#8217;re experience seems slow, try to close unnecessary tabs. For example, if you&#8217;re running YouTube, Play Music, and have 30 other open tabs, things will be slow.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why are Chromebooks so useless?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s useless without a reliable internet connection While this is entirely by design, the reliance on web applications and cloud storage make the Chromebook rather useless without a permanent internet connection. Even the simplest of tasks such as working on a spreadsheet require internet access.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fix a slow Chromebook?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1) Deactivate your offline sync.<\/li>\n<li>2) Move locally stored files to the Cloud.<\/li>\n<li>3) Limit Apps and Extensions.<\/li>\n<li>4) Powerwash your Chromebook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my Chromebook so slow and laggy?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Too many open tabs can slow down the speed of your browser. Update your browser! Since Google Chrome is always updating and changing, there often will be times that Chrome OS (the operating system for Chromebooks) will need to be updated. Clean your Cache!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What does Ctrl Shift R do?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ctrl+Shift+R is a keyboard shortcut used to perform a hard reload of a web page in Google chrome.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you do a hard refresh?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hold down Ctrl, Shift and the &#8216;R&#8217; key. Or Hold down Ctrl and press F5.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can you clear cache for one website Chrome?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to clear the browser cache for just one web page: Open the webpage you want to clear the cache for, and go into Chrome Developer Tools. That&#8217;s CMD+Option+I on a Mac, and CTRL+Shift+I or F12 on Windows, Linux, and Chromebooks. Click Empty Cache and Hard Reload in the list of options, and you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is clean up computer in Chrome?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Chrome Cleanup tool periodically checks for suspicious programs. It lets you know when something untoward is discovered and offers the option to remove it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make Chrome use less CPU?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Keep fewer tabs open. In Chrome, each additional open tab is a new process on your system, which means that each open tab increases the load on your CPU.  <\/li>\n<li>Remove unnecessary extensions.  <\/li>\n<li>Disable hardware acceleration.  <\/li>\n<li>Get back to square one.  <\/li>\n<li>Free up memory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is the difference between cache and cookies?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cookie is used to store information to track different characteristics related to user, while cache is used to make the loading of web pages faster. Cookies stores information such as user preferences, while cache will keep resource files such as audio, video or flash files.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What happens when you remove all cookies?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>When you delete cookies from your computer, you erase information saved in your browser, including your account passwords, website preferences, and settings. Deleting your cookies can be helpful if you share your computer or device with other people and don&#8217;t want them to see your browsing history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delete files you don&#8217;t need from your Chromebook. Remember that you can move files to Google Drive if you want more space. Clear your browsing data and download history. Uninstall apps you&#8217;re not using. Remove any extra user accounts from your Chromebook. Frequent question, where is Disk Cleanup on Chromebook? 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