Have you ever noticed with some computers, as time goes on they get slower and slower. Well, chances are it is not a hardware problem. Personal computers are great for remembering things like web pages visited, recent downloads, and installations. The problem is, as this stuff accumulates all the data begins to bog down performance. Some of these leftovers can be malicious or just break things. Moreover, malware likes to hide in your computer’s “Temp folders.
You can technically clean your “Temp” folders and “Cookies” as often as you like. Personally, I do it once a week. I will also show you how to run a “CheckDisk” and “Defrag” (run both of these probably once every three months or when you get the dreaded “one time” Blue Screen of Death).
Temp Files
Each logon profile has a series of temporary folders for managing a person’s experience. A good practice to get into is cleaning these folders out. Now, if you are cleaning up your work computer you may have only limited ability to do some of what we are discussing here. If you are cleaning your personal machine, you should have more permission available to you.
Empty the cache
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, then Internet Options, and then click the Delete Files button.2. A Delete Files window will appear. Select the option to Delete all offline content, and then click OK.3. Click Settings and reduce the size of your cache to, say, 50 MB to 100 MB (more if you routinely download very large files).
Other similar links:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260897
http://www.pctipsbox.com/how-to-manually-clean-out-the-temp-folder-in-windows-vista/
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/ht/manualtempxp.htm
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