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Disk Maintenance
In order to keep Windows running smoothly, you need to perform some maintenance. Along
with the security scans & updates, you need to perform disk cleanup, disk error checking,
& disk defragmentation.
Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a utility in windows that removes temporary & unneeded files. Removing
these files can increase performance, such as Internet Explorer response times & shortening
search & scan (antivirus, antispyware, etc.) times.
- Run the following script to prevent the "compress old files" calculation from running (saves
several minutes): Remove.exe
- this only needs to be run once per machine
- Click Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Cleanup.
- Select the drive letter (most likely C:).
- Place a check next to the following (don't worry about it if it is not listed):
- Temporary Internet Files
- Offline Webpages
- Microsoft Error Reporting Temporary Files
- Recycle Bin
- Temporary Files
- Temporary Offline Files
- Offline Files
- Click OK & then Yes.
Error Checking
Error checking, or a chkdsk (pronounced check disk), checks for & fixes any
errors found on the disk. To fix errors, none of the files can be in use, so
chkdsk will actually run after a reboot.
- Click Start->Run...
- Type chkdsk c: /f & click OK.
- Type Y & press Enter to schedule a chkdsk for the next
time the computer restarts.
- Reboot to start error checking.
Defragmentation
"Fragmentation is caused by creating and deleting files and folders,
installing new software, and downloading files from the Internet. Computers do
not necessarily save an entire file or folder in a single space on a disk;
they're saved in the first available space. After a large portion of a disk has
been used, most of the subsequent files and folders are saved in pieces across
the volume. (In this discussion the terms disk and volume are used
interchangeably.) When you delete files or folders, the empty spaces left behind
are filled in randomly as you store new ones. This is how fragmentation occurs.
The more fragmented the volume is, the slower the computer's file input and
output performance will be." - Microsoft.com
- Right-click on My Computer & select Manage.
- Expand storage & click on Disk Defragmenter.
- Select the disk (usually C:) & click Defragment.
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