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2. Here’s what it means to optimize your computer — and why you ...

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   Here are a few ways to free up disk space on your hard drive. Uninstall any apps you don't use: If you're on a PC, look for a list of your apps in the Start menu. Then right click on the apps you ...

3. Disk Cleanup - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the categories that appear on the Disk Cleanup tab, the More Options tab offers additional options for freeing up hard drive space through removal of optional Windows components, installed programs, and all but the most recent System Restore point or Shadow Copy data in some versions of Microsoft Windows.

4. Data erasure - Wikipedia

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   Data erasure (sometimes referred to as data clearing, data wiping, or data destruction) is a software-based method of data sanitization that aims to completely destroy all electronic data residing on a hard disk drive or other digital media by overwriting data onto all sectors of the device in an irreversible process. By overwriting the data on ...

5. List of data-erasing software - Wikipedia

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   Commercial proprietary software: OS X: Yes external [6]? Eraser: Heidi Computers Limited GNU GPL v3: Windows: Yes external [7]? HDDerase: University of California, San Diego: Freeware: OS independent, based on DOS: No internal [8]? hdparm: Mark Lord BSD license: Linux: Yes internal [9] not directly supported without scripting nwipe: Martijn van ...

6. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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   Failing Hard Drive: A failing hard drive can cause slow performance due to increased read/write errors, bad sectors or mechanical issues. You may notice delays when accessing files or loading ...

7. CCleaner - Wikipedia

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   The program includes a registry cleaner to locate and correct problems in the Windows registry, such as missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references to application paths. [9] CCleaner 2.27 and later can wipe the MFT free space of a drive, or the entire drive.