You have probably heard that cleaning hard drive clutter is advisable.
You know you SHOULD get rid of all the rubbish that is taking up space on your computer and slowing it down.
But have you thought about the fact that if you DON'T clean up your hard drive your computer may well end up completely grinding to a halt? Something which can be avoided by taking the following quick and easy steps...
The first thing you need to do is increase the space you have on your C Drive by getting rid of what you do not need.
You do this as follows: oClick on Start.
oClick on My Computer.
oRight click on the C Drive and click on Properties.
oClick on Disc Cleanup, make sure everything is ticked and click OK.
Good - that's the rubbish all gone! Now that you have done that you need to take the next step - which is Defragmentation.
Let me explain...
When you remove files from your hard drive this leaves tiny holes.
Defragmentation simply joins all the holes together - that's how more space is created.
Here is how you Defragment: oAgain, right click on the C Drive and click on Properties.
oClick on Tools & Defragment Now.
oClick on Analyse & OK.
Just a word of warning - make sure you do this last thing at night as it can take a while.
Next morning you will be delighted to see how much more space you have on your C Drive! So, go ahead and get Cleaning Hard Drive off your "To Do" list.
This is one little skill you will be SO glad you discovered.