Computer Clean Up Tips

There is a general trend which is associated with computers. Just like automobiles they need to be taken special care of. Else problems maybe resulted and with the passage of time, such problems may turn to something which might take more time to be fixed. The development of a problem within a computer is analogous to a snowball rolling down the hill. Initially the size of the snowball will be small, but as the ball rolls down the hill the size keeps on increasing. Likewise one error might lead to an errors, which might in turn lead to another and the process continues until the computer is beyond the reach of recovery.

In this article we shall be looking into some of the easy methods to keep your computer clean of errors. And instead of relaying on third party utilities it is better to stick with the options which are already available as in built into the computer. The list is topped by disk cleaner. So what exactly does disk cleaner do? It searches the hard disk for error causing and non error causing junk files and removes them safely to the recycle bin, so that they can be deleted safely at a later time. Disk cleaner must be run at least once in a week or once in a month depending on the frequency of disk activity.

In the computer there is always constant disk activity. Files are written and rewritten at a faster pace and this progress is always done from the time you boot up the PC to the time you shut down the computer. This will result in the fragmentation of data all about the hard disk drive. In other words, the different parts of the same file will be placed all around the disk drives. So what is the result of such a process? The hard disk drive takes a lot of time to access the data, because it has to search for the data at different parts of the drive. With the help of inbuilt defragmenting tools the files are kept closer so that the drive doesn’t work that much and will result in higher performance.

Registry errors as well as errors caused due to improper DLL files must also be taken into consideration. The causative agents for registry and DLL errors are more or less the same. Improper shutdown of the PC, along with booting up and improper software installation un-installation process will lead to the registry and DLL errors. Some of the DLL files are shared by more than two programs and if one of these programs are uninstalled, then all the associated programs will start displaying error messages. Registry entries are created whenever any activity is done on the PC, and these registry entries tend to accumulate with the passage of time. Registry error checking as well as defragmenting utilities is available. Always install a good antivirus firewall combination to inhibit malware infection.

Many people find routine PC clean up too much of a hassle and choose to live without it. They find, for instance, the idea of opening up their computer casing and passing a blower through it too much work. They also find the idea of uninstalling software programs they installed but which they don’t ever use a bit off-putting, rationalizing the continued stay of the same software programs on the computers with saying that they might yet need them one day. Even the idea of removing redundant items and shortcuts on the desktop feels bad, with the people who want to avoid doing it rationalizing the continued stay of the redundant items and shortcuts on the desktop with a saying to the effect that the presence of so many shortcuts and items on the desktop shows that they are consistent (and serious) computer users.

Yet there are a number of very significant reasons why you should clean up your computer on a regular basis.

For one, the accumulation of clutter on your computer – clutter here being things like programs you don’t use, duplicate files and so on – slows down your computer. Indeed, it is not unknown for people who don’t ever clean up their computers to end up with machines that are actually slower than them. You know that you computer is getting slower than you if you can type a sentence and have to wait for a few seconds before it appears on your screen! And if this happens regularly, then it might be time for you to consider some serious PC clean up.

Another reason as to why you should clean up your computer regularly is because some of the elements that make up clutter in your computer also end up consuming your computing resources. Redundant programs, for instance, eat up computer storage space. And if such redundant programs are configured to run automatically when you start the computer (as they tend to be), then they end up increasing the time that you need to get your computer to start up. If you find that you have time to make a cup of coffee between switching on your computer and your actually being able to use it , then it might indeed be time you considered some urgent computer clean up because you really have a problem. In terms of competing with you for your own computing resources, computer clutter behaves like weeds (which compete with the useful crops for nutrients and other resources on a farm), and as any good farmer will tell you – the thing to do with weeds is to uproot them at the earliest opportunity.

Another reason you should clean up your computer regularly is because the accumulation of clutter on your computer especially on the most visible area (for instance having numerous redundant items and shortcuts on the desktop) leads to stress and feelings of disorientation. Deleting these things as part of your regular computer clean up is therefore bound to infuse you the feelings of clear-headedness and a sense of control which, by the way, are some of the major components of happiness.