How to maintain the hard drive

1. Defragmenting your hard drive
A: Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > Disk Defragmenter (See Image 1).
B: You can now analyze your hard drive or start defragmenting immediately. This may take more than an hour (See Image 2).

2. Leaving plenty of available space
Back up your files to another medium (e.g. CD-R, DVD-R, external hard drive) and make sure to leave plenty of free space in case you have to save large files. A full hard drive is very difficult to unpack and wears out much more quickly.

3. Removing unnecessary files
Unused files may include cookies that are downloaded without your knowledge from websites you visit. They may also be support files from programs you've removed and even folders you've erased. These unused files can seriously slow down your computer and generate errors. The best way to eliminate such flies is to use software like CCleaner, which is freely available at sites like download.com.

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Tips
If you spend a lot of time surfing the web, use an application like CCleaner on a regular basis and defragment your hard drive once a month, ideally; after you have performed your Windows update.