6 Good Habits to Optimize Your PC Performance
Optimizing PC performance is something that everyone should do to speed up their systems and get everything running in tiptop condition and there are two main ways to do this.
Method 1 – Manually Optimizing Computer Performance
One of the most effective ways to do this is to optimize your hard disk.
- Switch your hard disk to an SSD. These are much faster than traditional HDDs are although they are smaller in storage space so make sure you choose one that meets your requirements and fits with your PC configuration.
- Partitioning your hard drive in the right way can also help. These days, many operations need to use information that is stored on the system partition, like booting up, updating, running programs, etc. If the system partition is divided in the wrong way, i.e. with too much or too little capacity, it will affect how fast your PC is. If you are unsure of how to partition a hard drive properly, seek expert help.
- Regularly troubleshooting your hard drive can help you to determine if there are any problems with it, either logical or physical. Windows has its own CHKDSK tool that will check your disk, or you can use another reputable diagnostic tool, like SeaTool. If there are any problems, you can make the decision on whether to fix them or replace the drive but do make sure all data is backed up first.
- Clean up your hard disk. There will always be bits of files left over from deletions and files that you no longer need on your hard drive and they will clog it up, slowing performance. Get rid of any duplicate or trash files from all drives, including partitions; remove temporary files, delete your browser history, delete cookies and anything else that is lurking on your computer or in your web browsers. Pretty much, remove anything that is no longer needed on your PC.
- Run defrag regularly. This will free up much-needed space on your computer
- Update the hard disk drivers of your PC. Make sure you do this regularly to keep your hard drive running at peak performance.
These are the best ways to manually improve the performance of your PC but one of the most important things to remember is, before you do anything, always back up your data.
Method 2: Use Optimization Software to Improve PC Performance
An easier way to optimize PC performance is to use professional software that is designed to do such a thing for you. Once the software is installed, it can do several things to help improve your PC performance, provided you give permission.
Once you have found the right one for your needs, install it and follow the instructions to use the software.
Other Tips
- Make sure you have backups of your data on different devices in case things go wrong.
- Make sure you know how to recover your data when you erase or format a drive accidentally. This will involve making drive data backups and running recovery software to help you get back your data