we rely on our computers for many
different things
we trust them to keep our information
safe including our files
and personal data that's why it's
important to protect your computer
and do your best to keep it running
smoothly
here are some tips that can help one of
the biggest threats to computer safety
is malware malware is any type of
software that's designed to damage your
computer
or gain unauthorized access to your
personal info
this can include viruses spyware
trojan horses and other malicious
software
windows computers macs and even
chromebooks
can get malware to protect your computer
you should use an anti-virus program
like kaspersky
norton or the built-in windows defender
this helps prevent viruses from being
installed and also lets you scan your
computer and remove any viruses that are
found
keep in mind no antivirus program is
perfect
to stay safe you should still avoid
suspicious looking ads
or downloads run regular updates to your
anti-virus program
and also run updates to your operating
system
to keep your computer running smoothly
the latest version of windows offers a
couple useful features
including storage sense and defragment
and optimize drives
you can access both of these in settings
or you can find them using the search
bar
when you turn it on storage sense helps
you free up space on your hard drive by
scanning for temporary files
and other files that can be deleted once
on
it will run automatically in the
background
older versions of windows offer a
similar feature called
disk cleanup the fragment and optimize
drives
rearranges the data on your hard drive
to help your computer run faster
and more efficiently it should be
running automatically on a weekly basis
but you can easily check or change the
schedule anytime
if something bad does happen to your
computer you could lose
all of your important files to prevent
this
you should back up your computer
regularly
one option is to buy an external hard
drive and copy your files to it
to make this process even easier you can
use software like windows backup
or time machine if you're using a mac
of course if something happens to your
computer and your backup drive
you'll still lose all of your files
for more security you can use an online
backup service
like idrive or carbonite you may have to
pay a monthly fee to use these services
but the advantage is that your files
will stay safe in the cloud
no matter what happens to your computer
following these tips can help you
protect your computer and keep your
information
safe you can rest easy knowing that all
of your files
will be there when you need them
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