We thought we’d take a slightly different stance on cleaning and housework this week – and talk about cleaning up your PC and keeping your files in order online.
If you’re anything like us, you’ll often open up your laptop or fire up your PC and trying to find anything is a labor of love… Because we provide services such as house cleaning Oakton, maid service Reston, cleaning service in Falls Church, we have a familiarity with simple tips that can help clear up your clutter online.
As an added bonus, getting rid of some of the clutter will also speed up your PC’s performance.
Read on to find out more…
Update your anti-virus software and run a scan. This will delete any foreign files that are trying to access your computer and keep it safe.
Clear up space on your hard drive by deleting unnecessary files. For windows, go to disk clean-up (all programs> accessories> system tools> disk clean up and for Macs, go to applications> utilities> commands prompt and type in “sudo rm -fr /tmp/” and hit enter.
Uninstall programs you don’t use. For windows, you will find this under the control panel which will bring up a list of programs that you can then look at and decide which ones you no longer use.
Now for sorting out your files:
Use folders. Yes, it takes a bit of initial work but creating folders and storing the relevant files in them will save you so much time in the long run. Create folders in your Documents. Suggestions might include – Tax Information, Letters, Home Stuff, Homework and essays for example.
Rename all photos. Again, this can be pain but if you rename all photos and pics as you upload them then it’s much easier to find them when you are looking for a particular picture. Once you have renamed them all, it is a good idea to put them in folders too – 2016 summer pics, for example, or the kids, the dogs etc.
Don’t put too much stuff on your desktop. It looks messy and it’s a bad idea because it slows your PC or Mac down.
And finally, there’s the physical aspect of the cleanliness of your PC/laptop/Mac. In an ideal world, no-one would eat or drink anywhere near their tech, but we all do… Keyboards therefore need frequent cleaning – turn them upside down and shake out the crumbs or buy yourself one of the mini vacuum cleaners you can use to suck them out. You’ll be amazed…
Here at Budget Maids we provide cleaning services in Olney, a maid service in Potomac or cleaning services in Columbia and surrounds (ie VA and most of Maryland). Why not give us a call today and let us help you with ensuring your home office is as clean and tidy as possible?
Pic thanks to PD Pics.
