CHAPTER 12

Maintaining Windows

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To keep your system running smoothly, maintain top performance, and reduce the risk of computer problems, you need to perform some routine maintenance chores. In this chapter, you learn a half dozen tasks that, if performed regularly, will help keep your computer running well. You learn how to check how much free space is on your hard drive, as well as how to delete unneeded files if that space is running low. You also learn how to refresh your computer’s system files, create a flash drive to help you recover from a problem, back up your files, and more.

Check Hard Drive Free Space

Delete Unnecessary Files

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