It is always great to use a brand new computer. It operates quite fast and efficiently. After some time, this superior performance of a computer degrades. Due to various computer activities like installing new programs, downloading files from the internet and more can create problems in the computer and makes its performance very poor. You should, therefore, not be familiar on using it; you also need to know about properly maintaining your computer.
Antivirus Programs/ Firewall Protection
In real life, viruses can cause infections and diseases that cause lives to be in danger. Likewise, computer viruses can also infect your PC and endanger the whole system. Hackers can send viruses to your computer without you knowing it. It could be from opening an e-mail from a sender you do not know, from downloading a files from an unreliable site, etc. Regardless of how your computer has acquired the infection, one thing remains true; your system will be damaged by these viruses. To avoid such unpermitted entrance, install antivirus on your PC. A firewall can help ward off hackers.
Hard Drive Integrity
If you experience crashes more frequently, the problem could be coming from the disk directories. Disk directories manage the computer’s filing system. Every time you install and use software or performs an activity on the computer, the structure of disk directories is affected. Irregularities from these activities can cause computer crashes. You would benefit from a utility program that can automatically scan hard drive for any errors. Once all errors are found, you will be provided with a comprehensive report and possible actions you may take to resolve any issues. You may also schedule the scanning so the program will automatically do its job in maintaining your PC.
Drive Defragmentation
A utility program may also be equipped with a defragmentation feature. It is a required task in keeping computer hard drive in proper order. Files will be placed in neighboring clusters so that the hard drive may be optimized. The most frequently used files will be placed on the frontier to provide you with fast access on them. Defragmentation is recommended to be performed monthly or weekly.
Cleaning Web Litters
Whenever you browse the internet, more and more clutters are accumulated in the hard drive. Overtime, the amount of these web clutters can occupy almost all available spaces in the drive and cause your computer to run slow. History files, cache and cookies may as well contain personal details which you do not want others to know. Thus, removing and cleaning them all up will be a sound idea you can perform. You can do this manually or utilize a program that can practically delete such files.
Find/Fix Errors
Manually searching for present problems in your computer is definitely a taxing task. However, there are also a lot of valuable programs you can choose from to select one that can automatically look inside your PC unit to search any problem. You will be alerted each time it finds a condition inside the system that needs to be resolved. The program will ask permission to fix the problems so you will not be interrupted from what you are working on.
Updated Drivers And Software
Sometimes a computer fails to operate effectively or some programs and hardware components will not function because the drivers and software programs are not updated. Manufacturers of software and drivers usually issue regular updates of their products that you only need to look for and download.
