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computerclub:helpcenter:currentevents:oldercomputers [2019/07/06 21:53] pbcomputerclub:helpcenter:currentevents:oldercomputers [2019/09/05 16:17] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation phillip
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 Backups. At a minimum, backup your data. For many users, the free version of Google Drive offers enough space for your data. 15 gigabytes is FREE. Google also stores pictures for FREE. The picture storage does //**NOT**//  count as data, unless the pictures are high resolution. Backups. At a minimum, backup your data. For many users, the free version of Google Drive offers enough space for your data. 15 gigabytes is FREE. Google also stores pictures for FREE. The picture storage does //**NOT**//  count as data, unless the pictures are high resolution.
  
-Look at the [[:smart_hard_drive|S.M.A.R.T]] information on your hard drive. Or get someone in the Help Center to show you how to look at S.M.A.R.T..+Look at the [[computerclub:helpcenter:smart_hard_drive|S.M.A.R.T]] information on your hard drive. Or get someone in the Help Center to show you how to look at S.M.A.R.T..
  
 Upgrade to SSD (Solid State Drive). Upgrading to SSD on a computer can deliver dramatic performance benefits. Windows and many applications (antivirus programs particularly) are disk abusers. 99% of the time, when I analyse performance on a Windows computer, the first obvious indicator of system slowness is: The disk drive is 100% busy. The disk drive is often the "neck of the funnel", when it comes to getting things done with your computer. Upgrade to SSD (Solid State Drive). Upgrading to SSD on a computer can deliver dramatic performance benefits. Windows and many applications (antivirus programs particularly) are disk abusers. 99% of the time, when I analyse performance on a Windows computer, the first obvious indicator of system slowness is: The disk drive is 100% busy. The disk drive is often the "neck of the funnel", when it comes to getting things done with your computer.
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