How do you maintain a fast Windows computer?

Hi there

It won't make a lot of difference on HDD's if stuff has to be read all over the place on the HDD
Simply bang in an SSD and troubles will be over -- SSD's make so much difference when OS and programs installed on them.
Obviously things like NAS etc won't (yet) have SSD's but as prices coming down all the time these will eventually phase out spinners (HDD's) anyway - and are cheaper and less enviromentally damaging to manufacture.

Cheers
jimbo

ignatzatsonic said:

You can control this to some extent by opening the property tab for that folder in Windows File Explorer.

Right click the folder, choose properties, poke the "customize" tab.

Look at "optimize this folder for".

If it's set to videos, music, or pictures, you may prefer "general items" or "documents".

Wow, nice, thank you very much :)

jimbo45 said:

Hi there

It won't make a lot of difference on HDD's if stuff has to be read all over the place on the HDD
Simply bang in an SSD and troubles will be over -- SSD's make so much difference when OS and programs installed on them.
Obviously things like NAS etc won't (yet) have SSD's but as prices coming down all the time these will eventually phase out spinners (HDD's) anyway - and are cheaper and less enviromentally damaging to manufacture.

Cheers
jimbo

"and are cheaper and less enviromentally damaging to manufacture."
Wow I didn't know that, thanks for the help jimbo :)