Simple Computer Maintenance - Clean Up Your Files

Want to speed up your computer a little bit?  Follow these simple tips for instant performance improvements!

First, you will want to get rid of some unnecessary files.

• Delete unecessary files on your desktop
• Empty your trash folder

Another easy area to clean up is the Temp Files.  Ideally these temp files are deleted when the parent program closes, but often times they are not. Poorly written programs, computer crashes and improper shutdowns always leave unneeded temporary files on your hard drive. These files pile up and start eating up hard disk space and start impairing computer performance.

To fully clean out your temp files, run the Disk Cleanup utility;

• Start > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
• Select the drive you want to clean. When it has finished, select the items that you no longer want

We reccomend to check the following options;

• Downloaded Program Files
• Temporary Internet Files
• Recycle Bin
• Temporary Files

IOT provides pc computer repair, laptop repair, local area networking (LAN) and remote computer support for the Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Twin Cities metro area, as well as Saint Cloud, Rochester and all points in between!  Serving Minnesota since 1995, IOT also provides software solutions, installation and setup and user training services.

 

For more information about computer repair or networking please visit our website iotsolutions.com or call us at 651-605-2500.