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How To Keep Your Files Small And Organized In Your New Laptop

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John Tailor
How To Keep Your Files Small And Organized In Your New Laptop

Today we will learn how to keep a laptop clean once and for all. Not many people understand that a computer is a machine that, like all equipment, requires personal care. And the correct, orderly arrangement of files on the computer is what cleanliness is. So take 5 minutes of your time and see how the information on the computer should be stored correctly.

The main causes of problems

Most of the problems and bags are caused by misuse of your computers. More precisely, in the negligent use of its memory, you scatter various files throughout the "memory" of the computer. That is, not only does the operating system suffer as a result of incorrect operation. So, after a year of use, you can't find the files you need because you do not remember where they were "put" or written down. When you turn on your computer and see complete chaos on your desktop! Why are you putting huge amounts of information on it? Is that convenient for you? But the operating system is not suitable, and the laptop starts to freeze. Consequently, if you are interested in investment property loans and want to check for them online, the process will be slow.

File structure

The purpose of today's article is to clean up your laptop. To do this, we first need to learn how to structure all the data on our computer. We will do this using only seven folders (Games, Documents, Videos, Music, Programs, Photos, Downloads). This is my personal experience gained over the years. Just go to the local drive "D" and create seven different folders. I offer you my names, but you can constantly adjust them according to your needs. Now we need to make them visually perceptible. For this, we simply decorate them with pictures on the subject. Right-click on the folder, select the property line, go to the settings layout, and press the "select icon" button.

There is a basis, what to do next?

Now we need to remember that these seven folders will be the basis of our computer's memory. It is in them that we will add all the information that we want to save on our computer.

If we download a large file, for example, a movie, then we open the folder with the movies and paste it there. We downloaded the songs, which means that we opened the folder with the music and stored them. Downloaded the program and before you start installing it, put the installation files in the program folder. Then even if you change the operating system in the future, you can easily install old programs. After all, all installation files are securely stored in your program folder.

Photos were immediately added to the photo folder, so you will definitely not lose them and will not forget where they are stored, etc. I think the meaning is clear that each file should be in its own folder. Then your computer will always be in an incomplete order, and you will find any file you need as quickly as possible.

By the way, if you have a lot of files of the same type, then take a look at popular archivers such as WinZip. Using it will help clear up extra space on your hard drive. It makes it convenient to send groups of files by email.

WinZip is designed to compress files of all kinds and return them to their original form. The latest versions of WinZip implement a particular method of compressing video and audio materials. As a result of their packaging, the quality and file format are no longer affected.

Another area of application of this archiver is the protection of personal data. When packing important files, WinZip has a function to add a password to open to ensure anonymity. Also, a convenient option is dividing the archive into parts of a given size during compression.

Final word 

You can create shortcuts to your folders on the laptop's desktop, so you can navigate them as quickly and efficiently as possible. By the way, we made the download folder to put the setting in our browsers to save all downloaded files to it. This is necessary to reduce the load on the local disk with the operating system. In this case, you will be able to work comfortably on your computer longer without freezes. And always be aware of where your favorite music albums are.

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