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This should instruct your Mac to launch three maintenance scripts that will delete all temporary files. On a Mac: Launch Finder from the dock > Select Applications > Double click the Terminal icon in the Utilities folder > Enter the command 'sudo periodic daily weekly monthly' and press the Return key. Next, you should clear out any temporary files, which are programs that your operating system uses to store temporary data, like files that you use while installing updates. Most third-party programs like games or camera apps are safe to remove, but if a file has 'driver' in the name, you may want to do a quick Google search to see what it does before sending it to the recycling bin. Old programs that you no longer use are fair game for this purge, but be meticulous in double-checking that you don't need the files.

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Everything you download online accumulates, here, so it's worth sorting through and putting files you actually want into the pertinent folders. Or, you can right-click the recycling bin, itself. On a PC: Double click on the recycling bin > Right click anywhere in the window and select Empty Recycle Bin. On a Mac: Click and hold the recycling bin icon in your dock > Click the popup that appears as Empty Trash. Files build up in the recycling bin-which, notably, is not a garbage can because the files aren't permanently deleted-so an occasional purge will serve you well. If you do have less than 500 MB of hard drive memory left, that means it's time to do some spring cleaning.

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On a PC: Click the Windows logo or Start button on the taskbar > Right-click Computer > Select Properties

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If the graph is green, your leftover memory space is good to go, yellow means that the computer is running memory management software, and red means it's definitely time to upgrade your RAM space. On a Mac: Open Finder > Applications > Open the Utilities folder > Double-click Activity Monitor > Toggle to the Memory section at the top of the window > The bottom of the window will show your memory information.

Keep in mind that if you have a laptop, this may not be a viable option as the only way to upgrade RAM may be to buy a whole new computer. It should be pretty easy to insert the RAM memory stick into the correct corresponding slot, but just in case, check your computer's manual. Otherwise, you'll have to buy additional RAM space. For instance, if you regularly play desktop games or use video-editing software, you should have a minimum of 16GB of RAM (more if you can afford it). The more computationally demanding your everyday tasks are on a computer, the more RAM you should have. This is one of the priciest methods, but most efficient: buying more memory for your computer should surely give you a speed boost.

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It's not enough, though, which is why rebooting is a good idea: it makes sure programs don't run in the background while also checking for other causes of a slow computer, like viruses or software updates that have yet to be installed. That's why closing down programs can be a good start, because it opens up some space for other programs to run. As a result of this process, though, loads of hard disk reading and writing takes place, slowing your computer down. When the system is low on memory, it swaps out a bit of the RAM memory from an idle program, as the name suggests, freeing up room on the hard drive for other programs to run. Swap files allow your operating system to use hard disk space to simulate extra memory. As your RAM approaches capacity, the operating system begins to rely on swap files to run programs. But over time, that RAM memory fills up, which will slow your computer down in the long-run. When your computer is running programs in its random access memory, or RAM, it only takes up a fraction of the space.

But before you give up on the old machine, hit a repair shop, or complain to the manufacturer, make sure you've exhausted your other options. There are tons of reasons why your computer could be sluggish-from a packed hard drive to a dearth of RAM space. Slow computers are frustrating, distracting, and in many cases, avoidable. Depending on which brand is your particular poison, you'll have seen different versions of what basically equates to your laptop slowing to crawl.

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