Computers On The Run

Defraging your hard drive on a regular basis is a good idea. It will help the speed of your computer by placing all the files in your computer in order for quicker access.

To perform a Disk Defrag do the following:

Windows XP - Click start, then all programs, accessories, system tools, and then click on Disk Defragmenter.

Windows Vista - Windows Vista performs a Disk Defrag on its own every week by default. You can manually do one if you would like by following the same steps above.

Add a USB External hard drive to your system to gain more data storage or backup your current system. External hard drives come in all different sizes and tools to easy to add this handy device to your system. One nice thing about external drives is that you can move them from one PC to another without turning off your PC and your data is then is accessible to your other PC.