like when you dowload photos or other things off net then delete them .they stay on the hard drive so doing this a lot will it fill up your drive and also slow it down.
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No, You are right to think that it remains on you hard drive but as far as you computer concerned it is free space and nothing has ever been there.
563425
Imagine a filing cabinet where when people take files out, they never put them back in the right place.  After a while it would get hard to find the files.  Your hard drive is simiar to this and defragmenting is like organizing your file cabinent in order for your computer to find the files more easily.  There are no disadvantages, and you should do this at least once a month, maybe more with heavy usage.
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There's a brilliant program called Ccleaner. I use it so it must be idiot proof.\nwww.ccleaner.com\nDefragment the hard drive, go to Start - Accessories - System Tools - Defragment.\nAlso, try storing big files like images on a separate partition, or preferably a separate drive such as an external hard drive. Pc's do slow down as you start to use them and I think to an extent its unavoidable.
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Only if you use up all your hard disk space, or if you have them all open at the same time - basically your computer runs witrh various resources/systems (hard drive space, RAM, processor) - if any one of these gets full it causes your computer to slow down. With modern picture file sizes and hard disk space, I wouldn't worry too much. You can check how much hard disk space you have left by opening "My computer", right clicking on the C drive, and choosing properties. You should see plenty of free space.
592652
...put some space on your hard drive. Delete some unnecessary files. If you don't want to delete them, transfer them to another media like a flash drive or an external hard drive.
55401
Back in the old days, when hard drives were a new thing and not very large, there was a process called "defragging" that basically rearranged everything to be more efficient, and in doing so, eliminated the files that had been marked for deletion but were still there in a ghostly way.  Nowadays defragging is done automatically, and if you have truly deleted a file, and not just emptied it, it should not show on your file lists.  Try going into your operating system at the most basic level (Windows, for most of us, I suppose) and deleting them there.  Then be sure to "empty the recycle bin," and they should go away entirely.
48419
Get a disk compactor.  Just use Yahoo to search for one.  It slows it down but frees a ton of space.  Also clear files you don't use.
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yes.  because virtual memory is actually a part of the secondary storage i.e. your hard disk which is used by system temporoarily for swap files. \n\nif your primary memory is too low, then more of secondary storage is used up as virtual memory causing ur machine to slow down.
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hey ur not lame... life is a process of learning and we are all in it =) if ur using Internet Explorer right click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop. then go to properties. then once the window has oped displayin the properties on the General tab there should be a button saying Delete Cookies. click on that. after that if u really wanna free up space on ur hard drive click on the button next to it which says DELETE FILES.. click on that as well and dont forget to tick the box askin wether u wanna delete offline content. do this and ur sorted... hope it goes well... cheers!
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Usually no, these files are small.  Do a search for large files on the disk to find out what is taking up the space.
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Defragmenting affects the rate at which your computer accesses files, not the overall performance of your machine. \n\nIt's possible that you have too many programs running at once, too many devices running, devices conflicting with eachother or actual physical complications such as overheating or bad components. It's really too hard to diagnose over the internet. You should have a technician take a look at it.
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Store the files the don't use on a regular bases on your Seagate hard drive, then delete them off your main hard drive on your computer.  Depending on the kind and the amount of files you have this will free up room.  In order to free up your virtual memory you will need to dump your temporary Internet files and cookies.  If your computer is still running slow you might want to add more RAM.  I hope this helps!
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Delete some files or uninstall some progarms from the hard drive to free up some space.
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slows it down\n\nhope you ave the requirements for a good computer, so u wont notice any loss in speed
429485
Playing games uses more of your computer's memory than just surfing.  It can overload your computer.  When's the last time you defragmented your computer?  That might help.
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Uninstall and delete everything you don't need and Defragmant all your drives.
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You need to defrag the hard drive and do a disk clean up.\n\nGo to> Start, Click on Programs, go to> Accessorys, Click on tools link, go to Defrag. run a check on the C:Drive.\nAfter that do a disk clean up same place.