I have files on my compputer I do not, how can I get rid and how do I know if I won't have this file again?
My computer is running very slowly and I need to get rid of some files, especially those that I don't use. How can I start I am 70 years old and computer iliterate
The best thing to do is to do nothing.
Deleting the files from your pc won't have a significant effect on improving the performance.
If the computer is running slowly, there could be a variety of reasons for this.
You should also be more specific about what, exactly, is running slowly, arguably, for example, that it took WORD 20 seconds to open: that way, we know that it is the WORD that is slow and not something else.
Take a look at these articles that can provide you with more insight on performance issues that you are experiencing: -.
http://www.ComputerActive.co.UK/CA/PC-help/2038187/solving-PCs-speed
http://www.ComputerActive.co.UK/CA/download-review/2070725/improve-hard-disk-performance-Defraggler
http://www.ComputerActive.co.UK/CA/PC-help/2079496/tips-help-PC-original-speed
ATTENTION: If you make any changes do the easy ones first, make sure that they work and that there are no problems after having made the changes that you could make: perhaps wait a week and then continue on the next amendment.
If you are computer illiterate, as you say you are, then proceed with caution.
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