Computer Help and Support

You just never can tell. It happens so fast that whenever something important is created or saved, back it up on an external something. If it matters, it's worth the extra couple minutes to preserve it. I have had a couple devices self-destruct, it isn't a good feeling when you realize what just happened... and the instant mental inventory of what you just lost because you didn't save it elsewhere.

It's a crappy feeling to know that you have to go buy a new one but to know you have no access to important stuff is painful and brain-damaging. Especially if your thesis is on that Zip-drive! And "the clowd" is against my religion.

I make my laptops last as long as I can so I try not to take them anywhere with a good neoprene sleeve and sometimes I remember to dust them. I grew up in a time when teachers would make sure you washed you hands before opening a book and it was akin to sacrilegious if you wrote in one. I can discipline myself to not eat at my computer or set on anything but a dust-free table, they sure last a long time if you take care of them.

If you look in my computer or control panel wherever they are in 10, you should be able to find some cleanup tools and they will help you computer run faster too. Those news sites have things that follow you home, even DU has them, and I have two tracking filters running. If you don't have those, there's a whole bunch of stuff to get rid of.

Good luck