How I Keep My Computer Clean and Organized

Here it is, the computer that you have always wanted. The manual tells you very little about why or how to use many of the programs on it. You know you’re supposed to clean the hard drive but you’re not quite sure how to do that. Well I can answer many of those questions for you and a few more.

You should have a firewall, antivirus software, and a disk cleaner on your computer. When you save files to your computer, you should have a folder they will go into such as pictures, music, documents and so on. Clean off all the icons you don’t often use from your desktop as you can find them in the start menu or under programs. Take off any programs from the start up menu as it can slow down the start up process.

You should run your antiviral programs and antispyware programs daily to keep your computer free of harmful content. This content can make your computer run slow, or completely wipe out the data on your hard drive.

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When you download and run a program, many files are left in temporary folders and other folders that you no longer need. Every website you visit leaves a file on your computer so you need to clean out the cookies and cache files. There are some good programs out there that will do this for you with just a few clicks. You can find them free or at a small cost. My personal favorite is CCleaner and it’s free. Make sure to keep all of your software up to date.

A registry cleaner can keep your registry clean by removing old file strings, which will keep your computer running better. Keep an anti spyware program on to help you to avoid and clean any spyware from your computer. Spyware can be attached to a lot, but not all, of the freeware out there.

Remove programs that you do not use. Program files are often large and will take up space and can slow down your computer. If you think you might have a use for it later, you should have a backup disk for it. It’s just best to remove whatever you don’t use.

Make sure to use the uninstall program on your computer; don’t just delete the folder. If you are unsure of what a program is, leave it alone until you find out, as you don’t want to remove a program that your computer uses. If you follow these suggestions, it should help you keep your computer in good working order.

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