| Does too much information on a hard drive slow | | | | cannot be run because there is not enough free |
| down your computer. If the disk is nearly full then it | | | | space you will have to remove even more files. |
| will have an impact on performance and if the hard | | | | There needs to be 15% free space for it to run. |
| drive is really fragmented it not only risks | | | | #4 Having too much information on your hard drive |
| performance but can result in file corruption as well. | | | | can slow down your computer for another reason. |
| One of the most common reasons for people taking | | | | Many of these programs load themselves |
| their computer to a technician is because it keeps | | | | automatically and start with windows. What does this |
| freezing and crashing. Even though having too much | | | | mean in terms of performance? Each programs |
| junk and information may not seem to be the cause | | | | requires memory to run and there will reach a point |
| of this it might be. Here are some tips to help clean | | | | when they will consume so much memory that your |
| this up. | | | | computer will slow down, freeze and lock up and the |
| #1 Remove everything you do not need off your | | | | only solution is to turn the power off, which results in |
| computer. It is all to easy to download free toolbars, | | | | data and registry corruption. |
| free games and free trial programs. These do not | | | | To fix this go back to the first step and remove |
| just take up disk space though. They use up | | | | absolutely everything you really do not need and |
| memory and some may be malicious. Uninstall | | | | then go to the windows start menu. Then to run and |
| everything you do not need. | | | | type in "msconfig". On the box that appears go to |
| # 2 The more programs you install the more | | | | the start up tab and untick everything you do not |
| fragmented your files become. This may not have | | | | want to start with windows. This cannot do any |
| much of an effect on small programs but on large | | | | damage and you can reverse any changes when you |
| applications and games it does. You may not notice | | | | want. |
| the effects at first but running simple tests will show | | | | #5 The final affect of having too much information |
| that the larger the application or game the bigger the | | | | on your hard drive is this. Free toolbars, programs |
| impact on performance and a fragmented hard drive | | | | and files keep adding to the windows registry. |
| can slow down programs by as much as 25% before | | | | Eventually errors appear and if you have already |
| you even start to notice it. There is another issue | | | | experienced freezing and lock ups this is a clear sign |
| too. If the program files become too fragmented | | | | of registry errors. |
| data corruption can and does occur. Having a | | | | To fix this download a registry scanner and find out |
| fragmented drive will cause problems and leave you | | | | what errors there are. This is free and you will be |
| asking why is my computer slow. | | | | able to see if the registry has suffered serious |
| The solution to this is to run the windows disk | | | | corruption or not. If it has you will need to run a |
| defragmenter program which can be found in the | | | | registry cleaner that will fix and repair any errors and |
| systems tools folder which is inside the accessories | | | | help you repair the damaged registry and stop you |
| folder on the start menu. | | | | asking why is my computer slow. |
| #3 If the system tell you that disk defragmenter | | | | |