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Download the important email attachments and save in proper folders.
Keep your windows desktop clean by moving the important files in a required folder and deleting the
unwanted files. This has to be done at the end of the day before you shut down your computer.
Keep a check of the updates received of the Operating System, Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and apply as
and when available.
• Weekly Maintenance
Clean your keyboard,monitor,CPU, printer and area around it.
Take the backup of your important data to an external drive or cloud-based storage.
Empty your Recycle bin.
Delete temporary files or junk files.
Delete cookies.
• Monthly Maintenance
Clean up ‘Download’ folder. Run disk-cleaner software.
Uninstall unused programs and apps. Run full system virus scan.
• Yearly/Annual Maintenance
Dust inside the computer. Check for expiry of anti-virus software and apply
Update your operating system. for renewal.
Brainy Fact
20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every year. Only 12.5% of e-waste is currently
recycled.
Creating a Backup of Your Data
Taking a backup is the process of creating a copy of the data somewhere so that it can be used if the system
crashes or hard drive failure occurs. You can take a backup on your computer,CD/DVD drives, and separate hard
disks. These days using a cloud storage service can help you keep a copy of all your information on a remote server.
The backup data can be used to recover the unexpected deleted file. This has become an important process these
days in most of the companies and organisations so that their business can continue to function smoothly and
their customers do not face problems.
Backup process can be done on a daily basis or weekly basis depending on how important the data is for the
organisation. There are multiple types of backup solutions and tools available on the market these days.
Increasing Computer Performance
With time lot of unnecessary files and data are added in your computer that occupies disk space thus affecting the
performance of the computer and it slows down. You can increase the performance of the computer by:
• Keeping your computer operating system, applications, browsers updated.
• Free of viruses, spywares and malwares.
• The physical components are in good condition.
• Remove unnecessary applications and add ins.
• Clean your temporary files, browser history and recycle bin on a regular basis.
• Use disk clean-up and disk de-fragmentation utility programs on a regular basis to remove all unnecessary files
and information that slows down the computer so that the efficiency of the computer increases.
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