Steps of Optimizing Your Computer

Computer crashing is frustrating. Many people have the experience of banging the keyboard or clicking the mouse in hope that their computer will respond. As you are losing patience of your sluggish computer, there are some tips to optimize your system and make it run faster.

In order to get the maintenance done well, you have to be aware of the causes of freezing up. In spite of the possible problem cause by the low configure, there are factors like low disk space, software bugs or fragmented files. With the following tips, you have a chance to avoid your system failure and keep your computer optimized.

First, clean up your start programs. If your computer starts slow, there are probably too many programs in your start up list. Your computer is trying to load all the programs in the list during start up. These programs take up resources and slow your computer down when you start them.

You may want to go to the list and delete some of them so that they don’t load during starting up. Most of the program is not needed to be loaded when you start your computer. They usually have an option in load when you start up. Just deselect the choice and start them later when you need to use them. You can also uninstall some of the programs that is no longer needed.

Secondly, clean up your hard disk. If you don’t find the first step effective, you may want to clean up your hard disk. Your computer runs slow probably because there is little free space left in your hard disk. You should get rid of the unused files on your hard disk. Things like images, music or games that are no longer needed or you seldom used should be out. Some important files that are probably needed in the future could be stored in CD or portable hard disk. This gives your hard disk more free space and decrease its reading time. It is also a good way to extend the lifespan of your hard drive.

The third and the most recommended is defragmentation. Your computer needs maintenance like what is needed with your house. You need to clean your house regularly so it doesn’t get messy. The same goes with your computer. When your computer becomes messy, the hard drive is scattered with fragmented files. These split files are created when you delete files and uninstall programs. After you remove the files, there are gaps left on your hard drive. The new files are stored in however many gaps it needs to fit its size. Therefore, the originally complete file is fragmented. It required more time for your computer to track the little pieces of the files and put them together. It is like that you put your stuff wherever you like in your house. Over time, it is difficult to find them.

Defragmentation puts the related pieces of your files close to each other. Therefore, the computer can find them quickly. It decreases the time of the reading head for going through everywhere of the hard drive and extend its durability. Defragmentation usually takes several hours. It depends on the amount of information and the size of your hard drive. Anyway, it needs to be done regularly so your computer will remain in high performance.

If you are interested in these tips, spare some time and put them into practice. Once your computer is optimized, it will save you more time for your work.

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