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Defragment and Disk Clean Up

Anonymous
2020-10-14T15:27:09+00:00

Hello, 

I work from home, my system is starting to run slow and have issues. I am wanting to di a defragment and a disk clean up but when doing these i want to make sure it is not going to clear the cache or cookies as i have to get approval for some sites and want to be able to start work right away woth out those. (Ps i clear those every two weeks) 

Thanks for the help

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-14T16:01:21+00:00

    Send me your system info by running msinfo32.exe > File > Save.

    You can upload the NFO file to OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or some other file sharing service and share the link here.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-14T15:52:14+00:00

    I have a Lenovo Laptop. Maybe if I tell you what is happening you could help. For one it takes a while to load, from logging in it can take a couple mins to boot up. When I pull Chrome up it will take a little to load Google. I also run Ring Central Meetings. When I load Ring Central to enter a meeting it will start to not respond. I was told my System is lagging. I am trying to get it to run in top speed and performance. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-14T15:37:39+00:00

    Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is William. I'm a Microsoft Windows Certified Professional and Systems Administrator. I'll be happy to help you out today.

    The disk defrag process does not clear browser caches or remove any other data for that matter. That said, disk defrag already runs as a scheduled task. Additionally, disk defrag does not offer any major performance advantages if you using an older spindle-type disk (magnetic platters). This is because, as the drive ages, the mechanical components wear down and are not as efficient while doing read/writes. To overcome this, upgrade to a modern SSD drive.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-10-14T17:52:04+00:00

    There are like 76 background apps running. but I am not sure what apps to have running and what not. I'll take a screen shot and maybe you can help? im not that techy lol

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-10-14T16:28:53+00:00

    I can assure you without any doubt that manual defragmenting, 'cleaning' your hard drive and clearing your caches and cookies will have no affect on the speed of your computer.

    In addition, it was conclusively shown years ago that defragmenting in excess of what Windows does on its own doesn't accomplish anything of lasting value. The defrag pass will take much longer than the amount of time you will save over the lifetime of the hard drive.

    If your computer is running slowly, there are several things you can do to help it run faster. In no particular order:

    • Reduce the number of programs running in the background.
    • Remove malware, including non-malicious exploits (that are not likely to be detected by your anti-virus software) such as cryptojackers.
    • Eliminate unnecessary background scanning.
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