5 Tips for Your Computer

In my work I run across a lot of people that have severely neglected their compute repair for years. Here is a list of the top five tips as a computer tech that I would recommend for any user to help maintain their computer and keep it running great.
There is a lot you can do yourself to boost your computers performance but we are going to discuss the basics today.
Free Up Disk Space – One of the primary ways to make a computer run faster is by freeing up disk space.  This will give you more space on your hard disk. Certain utilities used identify certain files that can be safely deleted without making any serious changes and then it lets you choose whether you want to delete some or all of the files it identifies.
Arrange Files in Proper Order – When you install a file or program to your computer, the hard drive is mostly empty so new data is saved in one whole block. Then when you call for that information, the computer can usually find quickly because it is all in one spot.  As time goes by your computer will return the file but it will be in a different order and in different locations so the necessity to arrange the files is necessary. There are lots of programs you can buy to do this but some are great and others are not.
Get Rid of Spyware – Installed Spyware is a program that will do bad things to your computer by design; many times it gets installed with your consent. They can take advantage of the fact that people will click "I Agree" to software agreements without reading them. The best method to rid yourself of this sort of spyware programs is to scan your computer like an anti-virus program. Be careful if you do this yourself as lot of the spyware programs out there are of themselves malicious and will put the viruses into your PC in order to create a problem they can solve after you buy something.
Find and Repair Disc Errors – Another computer issue that needs precaution are disk errors. Your computer or your hard drive as it gets older may encounter errors that need to be repaired. There are certain ways we scan the disk and repair those errors but most people are a little afraid of doing this because they imagine working on the drive itself.  Most repair businesses are able to do this with little or no risk involved.
Secondary or External Hard Drive – A hard drive like any storage of information, will be more easily accessed if it is smaller. For that reason it is a good idea to break up your files into at least two areas. Those that are used often and those that are not used very often. The programs that you use all the time and that will be accessed multiple times at once should be kept on your main drive but the files like pictures or music that are rarely accessed should be kept on a secondary hard drive so that they can be loaded and then replaced but the main drive won’t fight it’s way around them when working with regular daily files.
Many companies that work on computers will provide the hardware to make the changes you need and you can also go to many computer stores to have them install the new hardware as needed. Just make sure you are not sold a bill of goods that is not necessary. Other than upgrades to memory or unless the computer mother board is burnt out, in most cases upgrades should be minor.  Find someone qualified to ask that doesn’t have a profit motive for their advise. This post brought to you by NickC for Computer Repair Las Vegas rel 67113

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