PC Maintenance Tips
Let me share some important tips which keep your PC safe and run smoothly.
- Do not turnoff PC directly without properly shutting down the OS. This may cause your hard drive some damage as well as the risk of loosing your files or getting them corrupted.
- Do not unplug peripherals from your computer when it is still turned on. This may shot the sockets, even the motherboard and other internal parts.
- Keep your PC cool. Have proper air-conditioning or at least ventilation. If your computer overheats, it may cause severe harm to the whole thing.
- Don’t fully use all of the space of your hard disk. Save at least 100 to 200 megabytes of breathing room or else you would be experiencing deteriorated performance.
- Keep all your files organized. Arrange your files and put them in their respective folders. For example, put all your documents from work in one folder, and personal ones in another.
- Have backups of important files in your hard drives. You’ll never know when something might happen. Have backups in floppy disks, CDs, DVDs or any other external storage.
- You should have an antivirus installed in your computer (this is a must). There are lots of them out there. Keep your antivirus updated regularly for the latest virus definitions. Maintain your hard disk on a regular basis. Check if it already has bad sectors in it with scandisk or any other program that can diagnose it.
- Empty your internet cache. As you surf the internet your computer stores web pages and images into a temporary internet cache so that it can quickly recall and access information when you move back and forth between pages. This backup information can quickly add up and eat hard drive space.
