Currently, most services work via the Internet, and the user needs to work with a computer. Over time, more and more files are collected on the device that are not used by a person or the system itself. They take up space and load the PC, slowing it down. You need to know how to properly clean your computer to get rid of loading and freezing.
Hard drives on modern PCs have a large capacity, but even they can become full, resulting in the need to delete unused files. This procedure is required for home, office systems and laptops. The accumulated "garbage" prevents the machine from working normally, slows down the process of searching for data on the hard drive. But when deleting, you only need to get rid of unnecessary files, without affecting important system records.
A large amount of "garbage" remains after the installation of games and programs. The system starts slower to boot and open dialog boxes. When installing some software, additional applications can also be installed if the user has not unchecked the corresponding checkboxes. All this loads the PC.
If there is too little space left on the hard disk, the system will display a message to clean it up. Regular deletion of unnecessary data has the following benefits:
To clean your computer of unnecessary files on your own, you do not need to manually search for each of them and delete them. To do this, there are special utilities and tools that automate the work and do not require much user intervention. You can completely remove the "trash" using the system function located in the properties of the hard drive. Another way is to install additional software, such programs, for example, include Unistall Expert, CCleaner.
Over time, a significant number of documents and shortcuts accumulate on the desktop, which are no longer used and only take up space. This makes it more difficult for the user to find the necessary programs. Extra files can be selected and moved to the trash. The latter must be cleaned after removing the "garbage".
In second place after games in terms of weight and memory occupied there are video files. The user may forget to delete the watched movie or series. Such a file can weigh from 700 MB to 30 GB. You should also delete the accumulated torrents.
All browsers support the function of saving pages of interest. A large accumulation of such bookmarks also slows down the application and the opening of new windows.
There are special utilities that scan the hard drive for old and unused data, from which the system can slow down. These programs include the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup, as well as some third-party, more functional applications (Revo uninstaller, CCleaner). Utilities collect old registry entries and files, and then offer to get rid of them. The process can be performed manually or enable automatic mode.
Your computer may also have copies of files that programs use for some operations but are not subsequently deleted. For the system to work well, it needs to be cleared of such data. For this, the CCleaner utility is suitable. After launching it, you need to do the following:
A hard drive with an operating system installed on it is called a system hard drive. Its clutter directly affects the performance of Windows. There should always be free space on this drive so that programs can create temporary files for work. The optimal margin is 20 GB.
You can get rid of temporary files manually by deleting all data from the Temp folder in the Windows root directory. This operation can be carried out automatically by selecting the "Registry Cleaner" function in the CCleaner program.
You can also remove "garbage" from the disk using standard means. To do this, follow these steps:
When you update Windows, your files are backed up and stored in a separate folder. They eventually become useless and clog the disk. The PatchCleaner program will help to carry out the correct cleaning.
The utility asks the system what data is being used, compares it with the contents of the Installer folder, and identifies broken items. Before starting the uninstall process, it is recommended to make a restore point. It will allow you to return the cleaned data if errors occur in the system.
To remove "garbage" you need to run the PatchCleaner program and click on the Delete button. The utility will clean up automatically.
Removing unnecessary files from your computer is easy. By following the instructions, even an inexperienced user can perform this task. Regular cleaning of the system will allow it to work quickly, without brakes and errors.
Almost every action you take on your computer is recorded, and after each installation and removal of the program, temporary and unnecessary files remain. Over time, viruses collect, dust collects, thermal paste dries up, and this can be continued for a long time. I can only say one thing, periodically it is necessary to clean the computer so that it does not slow down.
In this post, I want to show you how to properly, what and where to remove, clean, lubricate. After such a cleaning, you yourself will be pleased to sit in front of a computer that works without glitches and brakes.
Before you clean something, you need to figure out why the computer slows down. There can be a whole carriage of reasons, and in order not to do extra work, let's do a little diagnostics to determine the cause of the brakes. Do all the tests listed below, then everything will become clear.
If the computer used to work well, and you didn’t do anything with it, you just used it for its intended purpose, but now it started to fail, you can most likely get by with the usual cleaning of dust and replacing the thermal paste. In any case, it will only benefit.
In order not to take 100 photos and every action (take a computer, put it down, turn the screwdriver to the left ...) I attach a good video in which everything is visible, shown, told:
In no case do not exclude this item. Personally, in my practice, it was such that after 2 months of using a new RAM bar, the computer began to slow down a lot and the diagnostics showed that not everything new was good. Also, over time, your RAM could fail and give significant hallucinations to your PC or laptop.
To diagnose the RAM, open the Start menu and type "mdsched" in the search. Now click "Reboot and verify (Recommended)...".
It remains to wait for the result and everything will become clear. One of the two, or everything is fine, or you need to change the RAM.
When a hard drive lives its life, it has characteristic brakes. For example, your computer freezes a lot, but the device manager shows that the memory and processor are not loaded. He can also make sounds (whistling, tapping, rustling, etc.).
Let's do some diagnostics to determine the state of the HDD:
After such a procedure, as a rule, the computer should work many times better. Even if SeaTools did not help, then everything is sad and you need to change the hard drive.
I won’t even be surprised if you have at least 5 unnecessary programs there. I constantly watch someone else's computer with a diagnosis of "slows down", in the tray (icons in the taskbar, near the time) there are a lot of unnecessary things. An example of such programs: torrent, mediaget, @mail.ru agent, Viber, Skype, etc.
Definitely, these programs are needed for certain purposes, but not when you use your computer for other things. To make the computer run faster, you need to remove them from startup, after that, they will work only when you need them.
To remove programs from startup in windows 7, do the following:
Also, startup in Windows 10 can be found in the manager. To do this, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc at the same time and go to the "Startup" tab. Remember You need to disable only those programs that you do not need. Otherwise, you can disable drivers (audio, video) and other necessary software.
Now you are installing one program, and with it 3 more that you do not need. Over time, there are more and more of these programs, and there is less and less space on the C drive. Also, these programs load your system. If you don't use them, it's best to delete them right away.
I hope I helped you clean your computer and it doesn't slow down anymore. I recommend doing all this regularly, and not bringing it to the point where the brakes and . Temporary files, viruses, startup - it's not as scary as dust in the system unit and dried thermal paste. Keep this in mind and clean up.
During the operation of the operating system, a huge amount of unnecessary junk files accumulate, which not only take up space, but also often slow down the system. Therefore, periodically it is necessary to clean the system, for which it is necessary use not only standard utilities, but also third-party tools.
First of all, you need to clean the disk from unnecessary junk files. For this we go to My computer, and go to properties drive C by right-clicking on it.
Immediately on the first tab, click on the button " Disk Cleanup". For some time the PC will analyze information, after which it will display a window in which it will scroll resources that can be cleared. Everyone gets here reports OS, basket, temporary files Internet browsers, etc. Depending on the littering of the system, in this way it is possible to free from several megabytes to tens of gigabytes.
You can also check system files, for which it is enough to press the cleaning button at the bottom of the window. The OS will analyze again and issue a list of system files available for deletion.
It should be noted that in this way delete restore points system, so you need to be very careful.
The instruction that we provided above is available on all versions of Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10. But in the Tenth version there are a number of additional features.
First of all, these are the settings of the item “ storage". To get there, you need to go to options, where to select the section " System».
Here you can set settings saving some elements of the system by default, as well as see volume occupied and free space.
In addition, the system provides possible viewing detailed statistics, for which it is enough to click on any local disk from the list.
If you scroll to the end of the list, you can find items cleaning temporary files, folders downloads, as well as baskets.
To get rid of unnecessary files on a PC, it is not necessary to use standard utilities, you can use specialized software that will simplify this procedure. There are a lot of programs for this purpose, but we will take for example Ace Utilities.
Now let's start removing unnecessary applications. For this purpose, it is not necessary to use third-party software, but it is enough to use standard removal utility. You can find her in control panels. Since Windows 7 it is called .
When the list is loaded, you need it analyze.
You should immediately enable sorting by size and check if applications are needed very big size. If they are not used, then delete them. Then sort by installation date to see the oldest programs. Perhaps some of them are no longer needed.
Attention! If the name of the application is unfamiliar, then you should look on the Internet for what it does. Perhaps this is an important component of the system or a driver, the removal of which will lead to the inoperability of the system.
Users who store a large amount of music and photos on their computer are advised to search for duplicates to delete duplicate files that may be in different folders.
For example, let's take the application Glary Utilities, although you can use any program, there are a lot of them on the Internet.
Launching application, and in the utility selection window we find Removing duplicates.
Then we set the necessary options(search by name, size and search location). Press the button " Scan» to start the process. The search can take quite a long time, depending on the number of elements.
After all the manipulations done, you can scan the disk to determine what and how much space is taking up. To do this, you can use the utility winDIRStat. The program is completely free and Russified.
It will show you which folders and files are taking up disk space in a visual way. Field of what can be produced manual removal unnecessary files. The main thing is not to overdo it and do not delete important system files and components when cleaning, otherwise you can damage the operating system.
Users of personal computers should monitor the health and performance of their device. This includes cleaning the PC from viruses, unnecessary programs, checking components and much more. In this article, you will learn how to clean your computer so that it does not slow down.
All causes of brakes can be divided into software and hardware. In the first case, the user can fix the problem manually and with the help of special programs. In the event of a hardware malfunction, it will not be possible to eliminate the cause of the slowdown without special knowledge in this area. We will analyze software causes and ways to eliminate them.
If you often install programs and applications on a laptop or PC, then they can be added to the default startup folder. Some of them greatly affect the speed of turning on the operating system, while others noticeably slow down the operation of the device. You can track the entire list of programs in startup as follows:
Now unnecessary applications will not interfere with the fast loading of the operating system. The same procedure can be carried out through the CCleaner program, which will be discussed later.
This utility allows you to clean your computer from temporary files, cache and registry errors. With it, you can also remove installed software and configure autoload. Let's analyze all the functions in order. First you need to install CCleaner:
CCleaner is one of the few programs with such extensive functionality that can be downloaded for free in Russian. In order for the utility to monitor the cleanliness of the system in the background, do the following:
The next reason for slowdowns is malware infection. For cleaning, it is recommended to use third-party antiviruses, and not the standard Windows Defender.
If your antivirus does not cope with the treatment, then you can use one of the special disposable utilities. It will scan and cure your system once, but will not be a permanent protector. Let's figure out how to properly scan a computer using Dr. Web cure:
If you do not want to use third-party PC cleaning software, then use the standard Windows functionality.
If you do not work with the CCleaner functionality, then you can remove unnecessary applications using the operating system tools:
The interface is slightly different depending on the version of Windows, but all the names and programs are the same.
Let's figure out how to clean up a disk using standard OS tools:
All temporary files are stored in the Temp folder. You can access it as follows:
If the brakes appear due to weak PC hardware, then disabling visual effects will help to significantly improve the situation. This is especially true for modern Windows 8 and 10. With the help of the presented guide, you can turn off unnecessary effects:
This item concerns the Windows 10 operating system, in which many services are running by default. All of them significantly load the processor and RAM, so some of them need to be disabled. You can do it like this:
In addition to software problems, hardware malfunctions are the reason why the PC slows down. One of these is dust pollution. The user must keep the inside of the system unit clean. The main sign of contamination is an increase in the temperature of the processor, video card and other components. You can track indicators using special utilities.
One such program is HWMonitor. Through it, you can track the temperature of all components. For example, the screenshot shows the temperature of each processor core:
We looked at all sorts of ways to speed up the work of a personal computer. With the help of manual cleaning and special utilities, you can get rid of most of the causes of brakes.
Check out the video for a detailed description of all the steps from the instructions. You can follow all the steps while watching the video.
Unfortunately, an inattentive attitude to the performance of a personal computer in most cases reduces it to nothing, which, of course, affects the performance and functionality of the device. The quality of work and the correct execution of all processes in the computer depends on the degree of its clutter with foreign objects and other debris. You can solve the problem with Windows performance, you just need to clean the computer's hard drive.
The most common way to optimize the operating system is to clean the hard drive from unnecessary and even harmful files. These can be copies, reports of active programs, temporary files, cache of browser programs, etc. Due to the excessive clutter of the HDD, the cache memory is overflowing, the maximum access of the RAM to the hard drive occurs. In addition, the operating system stops working correctly, and the search for data and the necessary clusters takes several times longer. Therefore, the disk needs to be cleaned at some interval.
Ways where you can manually delete temporary files:
To clean the disk from temporary and unused files, the standard Disk Cleanup tool from Windows is also used. Click "Start" -> "All Programs" -> "Accessories" -> "Utilities". Then we start the program. We select the disk we need, remove / put pointers in front of exactly those categories of files that need to be cleaned (deleted), proceed to clean it.
The easiest and most reliable way to optimize
Ccleaner is a simple and extremely effective program for cleaning and optimizing your system. One of the best programs in terms of reliability and breadth of the usage profile. It has many advantages: fast startup / operation, high-quality search and removal of temporary and unnecessary system files, as well as fixing registry errors is quite effective. It also exists in paid and free version. However, in the free version, the loss in functionality is minimal.
The main menu of the program. Clearing Selected Areas
Ccleaner only works with the current account. The PRO version works with all accounts from under the administrator account.
During use, there are problems with cleaning the registry: the program makes mistakes, does not clean up to the end. Conflicts with the Google Chrome browser, does not clear the contents of the browser history, demolishes all settings. Other types of problems are minor. It occupies a high place in the rating of similar service programs, has excellent reviews on the official website of the developer.
The program is a package of basic options for debugging, repairing, restoring and simply monitoring the system for any malfunctions. It is presented in two versions: paid and free. As a rule, the free version does not always work correctly, especially since it does not include all the system protection components provided by IObit. The update of the free version crashes on many computers or is not performed at all. However, the program in terms of functionality and form of execution in the interface differs sharply from all the others for the better. Therefore, if the user is seriously interested in improving performance, it is worth using Advanced SystemCare.
Main optimization menu
The process of cleaning the computer system from unnecessary files
Often the program itself slows down the system during optimization in the background, preventing other applications from working correctly. The new version often conflicts with the operating system. The software may crash even after it is rolled back to a working state.
Tweaker is a program designed to control the hidden functions of the system. Often a tweaker is a control panel for other programs that are responsible for configuring the operating system. That is, a tweaker is an OS regulation tool.
Such a program is Red Button. It is practically unparalleled in its class and is easy to use: the program requires the press of a single button.
Setting up program components and functions
Initially, the program was conceived as an easy, uncomplicated solution for optimizing the system for amateur users. All you have to do is press the big red button. The result will come by itself. This is the simplicity of the program.
The latest versions of Red Button have recently been paid. There are analogues of the program, the prices for which are now raised to the maximum. According to reviews, the program is not very reliable, and there is nothing unusual in its work. Red Button is the simplest everyday system optimization and cleaning tool.
Red Button tweaker features:
The program, like many similar ones, monitors the state of the computer and its performance. The capabilities of the new version make it possible to better organize work with the hard disk and computer information than other programs. It consists of several components, each of which is responsible for a specific function.
removal of unnecessary files (Disk Cleaner);
defragmentation (Disk Defrag and Registry Defrag);
cleaning the registry (Registry Cleaner);
fix bad sectors on the hard drive (Disk Doctor);
Internet optimization (Internet Optimizer);
complete deletion of files (Track Eraser);
recovery of deleted files (File Recovery);
search for identical files (Duplicate File Finder);
wean system services (Services Manager);
autoload settings (Startup Manager);
setting up processes (Task Manager);
information about files on the hard disk (Disk Explorer);
system information (System Information);
And other.
English version of the program. Main menu for optimizing and cleaning RAM (system status overview)
A handy program for cleaning and optimizing the system by freeing up free space on your hard drive. Unlike many analogues, it is very easy to use. Differs in the quality of the procedures carried out, the reliability of work. The main tool of the program is to scan the system for the causes of performance degradation. After scanning, the program automatically suggests cleaning methods, which eliminates any negative consequences of its work.
Registry cleaning components have also been added to the main tool of the program, which has a positive effect on optimization. It is not necessary to focus on the computer's file system alone. There are many more factors that affect the correct operation of the PC. Disk Cleaner takes this into account.
Being part of the Auslogics BoostSpeed optimization software package, this program performs a certain set of functions required by the user. To use all the features of the package, the user himself can use several utilities in a complex way.
The application includes tools for fine-tuning the system in order to optimize it. An analogue of widely used programs with competent implementation of the functions required by the user. In addition to the main functions, the program sets up user network connections, clears system memory. It also frees up free space on your hard drive.
Monitoring the state of the system and recommendations for the use of certain program tools
The program includes several control modules that divide the functionality of the program into several sections. This was done for the convenience of using the program. The range of tasks performed is expanded due to the imposition of modules, but the main task of the program is to uninstall programs installed on the PC. Many applications that do not work properly cannot be passively or manually removed by the user. For such cases, this program exists.
The main menu of the program. Cleaning autorun and the impact of programs on the load of RAM
The program also works with the history of browser programs, the history of MS Office components, and deletes the history of working with system files.
The utility is presented in a free version. Its main function is to remove and disable programs that adversely affect system performance. The consequence of the cluttered system is the presence of such programs that interfere with the operation of the system. This utility copes with the negative impact of programs clogging the OP.
The user himself can choose unclaimed components that should be disabled.
Performance and system utilization diagram (optimization main menu)
Below are a few effective ways that will surely save the user from problems with loading RAM and cluttering the hard drive. In order not to clog RAM, you need to close and minimize tabs in the browser program in time, also close applications in the system itself, and also periodically restart the computer. This will get rid of problems with hanging processes that do not show up in the task manager.
Programs should be installed in a pre-selected folder in a sector free from the main operating system. Simply put, all side programs should be kept as far away from system areas as possible. This is done in order not to affect the processes of polling these areas with some side requests and processes.
Using a reliable antivirus will save the user from clogged disk. Many malicious programs are designed to clog all free disk space with unwanted files, which interferes with the normal operation of the system.
Paying attention to the state of the hard disk file system is an important task for every user. The correct operation of programs and applications depends on the performance of this task. And, of course, the very performance of the computer. Without the proper level of performance, any device turns into a useless heap of iron. And to prevent this from happening, it is important to remember the existing methods and methods for clearing memory, optimizing and unloading the operating system.