Five Important things to do with Your PC

1.Backup Program

Are you feeling guilty already? It’s not like backup programs are secret tools that nobody knows of; yet a lot of people either don’t worry about their data or they just never get around to running backups. It’s time to quit that!

Why

You will always have a second copy of your data in case the other copy gets compromised or is lost.

Your data is valuable! A backup will save you money or time trying to recover damaged or lost files.

Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

Which is the best

FBackUp for local backups and Mozy for online backups (2GB free).

2.Password Manager

Unless your name is Data, you probably have a hard time remembering things now and then. If you’re human that’s normal. Nevertheless, you should 1. have a different password for every account and 2. change it often to protect yourself from hackers and identity theft.

Why

Never again forget a password.

Use complicated secure passwords and thus protect your accounts from getting hacked.

Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

And you’d better back up your Password Manager!

Which is the best

LastPass, a cross-platform browser plugin that stores and syncs your passwords wherever you go. For local storage I recommend KeePass.

3.Uninstaller

We all install software to test it and then never use it again. So it sits there and takes up space. Why not simply uninstall it?

Why

Frees up space on your hard drive.

May even speed up your system if the software starts with Windows.

Which is the best

Windows comes with an uninstaller. However, software dedicated to this task is much better!  recommends Revo Uninstaller and IObit Uninstaller.

4.Defragmenter

No matter which file system you have on your hard drive, the fuller it gets, the more likely it is that files will be fragmented, and this will slow down the hard drive.

Why

Speed up your hard drive.

Which is the best

Defraggler and Auslogics Disk Defrag.

5.System Maintenance Software

System maintenance tools remove temporary and junk files, clean your system and boost its speed. Most system maintenance software actually comes with an uninstaller, a defragmenter, and malware protection. So they are an all-in-one tool to keep your computer in top shape.

Why

Remove junk files and free up space.

Fix common annoyances and boost system speed.

Clean all browser browser files in one place.

Which is the best

Glary Utilities and CCleaner.