Three Tips To Make Your Computer Faster

You are enjoying the day browsing online, but for some odd reason your computer won’t let you on Facebook. Sometimes it lets you on Facebook and you keep getting pop-up dialog boxes. Your laptop just simply refuses to work with Facebook anymore. Is your computer operating too slowly?

Here are three tips that are guaranteed to make your personal computer much faster:

Download and install Google Chrome
1. Why use Google Chrome? There are many reasons to use Google Chrome, and for many the number one reason is speed. If you have used Internet Explorer during your computer experiences, you’ll be delighted to know that there is an alternative available — a faster alternative. It’s called Google Chrome and it’s free for the download.

I’m not knocking Microsoft Internet Explorer at all, in fact you can use both web browsers using separate windows. There may be some instances where Internet Explorer works better for you. If you spend a lot of time on Facebook and are not pleased with performance, I strongly suggest that you try Google Chrome. It works!

The Google Chrome browser helps load pages more quickly. There is a big difference. At first it may seem a little awkward if you’re used to IE, but you can work with both browsers until you get the feel of Google Chrome.

Delete files using Disk Cleanup
2. You should delete your files using Disk Cleanup at least once a day. Unnecessary files can take a toll on your computer’s speed, especially storing photos on your hard drive. If you aren’t sure how to get to this, follow these steps:

Start → Accessories → System Tools → Disk Cleanup

After opening Disk Cleanup, check mark the files that you wish to clean. Most of these files aren’t necessary to keep and can be erased, but if there is reason to keep them don’t check mark them. Take caution and read the descriptions to know what files you’re trashing.

Once check marking the files you wish to clean, hit OK and then hit Delete Files. And you’re done. Since deleting your files often is recommended, you might want to right click on Disk Cleanup from the start menu and click on “Pin to Start Menu” or “Pin to Taskbar” for easier access to it.

Store files using a Flash Drive
3. Having too many files on your computer can really drag your system down. You can free up space on your hard drive by transferring your files to a flash drive.

Saving your files to a flash drive is an easy process. All you need to do is plug in your flash drive to the computer, select the files you want to transfer (multiple files can be selected at a time by holding down the ctrl key and clicking on the files), right click on them, hover over Send To, and hit Removable Disk (make sure you send it to the drive being used by your flash drive and not some other device). Once you send your files to a flash drive you can delete them off your computer by right clicking on them and hitting Delete.

Putting your files on a flash drive not only speeds up your computer, but also keeps your files safe if your computer crashes or gets a virus. It’s also handy to have them on a flash drive to access them from other computers.

There is another option for storing files if you are always on the run and you have hundreds of files that need a home. That option is called Amazon Cloud Drive.

Amazon allows you to store all of your files on the cloud. This includes: pictures, music, videos, documents and more. Your cloud will come with 5 GB of free storage—enough space to store up to 1000 songs. There is no charge for the service at this time. Upgrades come with a fee but the prices are very reasonable.

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