Today morning, like many of you I switched on the system.
The same old frustration, the same old problem with my computer
- Delay in mouse click response
- Delay in switching between windows
- All of a sudden you feel "Why does it happen?". Everything worked fine 5 mins back.
- You try to kill processes. You try all geeky stuff to avoid loosing your working data and session.
All of us know the simple tricks but we forget to apply them as time flies by.
Few TIPS as a reminder are listed below :
Disk Cleanup ( Think about it, You knew it but never took time for it. If you don't read on. )
- Run Your disk clean up
- Open My Computer
- Click on Drive C:
- Right click the mouse over the drive select "Properties" from the menu.
- Click "Disk Clean Up" Button on the "General" tab.
- Wait for the "Disk Clean Up" Progress bar to complete.
- On Completion a Disk Clean Up Window with the summary of the disk details is displayed
- "Check" the check boxes for the following options
- Temporary Internet file
- Recycle bin
- Temporary Files
- Compressed Files
- Click on OK button.
- Confirm the dialog box with the option YES to allow the system to clean up the files.
- This might take some time depending on the amount of files to be deleted.
- Your data (e.g., word documents) on your drives aren't lost lost in this process.
Perform the same operations listed above on the remaining drives.
Restart your system, if possible.
Temporary Files and Internet Files are those files that pile up on your system when we :
- Visit a website ( Images, flash content, cookies are stored on your computer ).
- Watch a Video, Animation, read a pdf document online or offline.
- Forget to permanently delete files that pile up in the "Recycle bin"(On your desktop).
Other Checkpoints :
- Its' a good practice to avoid "Shut Down" in hibernate mode.
- The snapshot of your Session windows is stored on the disk.
- Make it a point to "Shut Down" and "Restart" the system, at least once a week.
Taking an hour's break to clean your system helps you avoid frustration for the next week.
Next time you seem frustrated with your computer.
You know what your "Check Point".
Restart your computer after Disk Clean Up.
You will feel the change.
Do add your personal tips and tricks for a better Browsing & Working Experience.
If you have a lot of data stuffed on your disk, You should also look at "Disk Defragmentation".
HTH
Ajith
