We all know the feeling. You’re mid important research or email with a boss and WHAM your computer slows down. In fact, it’s barely crawling. You stare and stare at the screen wishing it to go faster and nothing happens. The frustration begins and makes you question technology all together! Don’t get too ahead of yourself. With everyone problem there is a solution and a reason why, so let’s investigate why your computer may be slowing down.
FRAGMENTED HARD DRIVE
When your hard drive is working at top speed trying to keep up with you from site to site, it begins leaving bits and pieces all over the place. Because files aren’t kept near each other and instead scattered about, it begins taking your hard drive longer and longer to retrace its steps and to find these files. If you have any questions about your slow computer you can try diagnosing it yourself, or give a call to a south Jersey computer repair company and they’ll be sure to give you advice on how best to defragment your computer.
OVERLOADED HARD DRIVE
Your computer’s hard drive only has so much space. And especially when considering older computers, they have less hard drive space than a newer computer. So when this space begins to fill up, which is any more than 80%, your hard drive will begin to slow down. As mentioned in the reason above, your hard drive may begin to may also begin to think it’s filled up simply because it’s fragmented. Hard drive space can also fill up quickly from programs like video editing tools and other more high quality programs.
TOO MANY PROGRAMS RUNNING
When your computer has to focus on ten things versus two, it’s bound to slow down. So having too many web browsers open at one time can be truly detrimental to the speed of your computer. If you believe your computer should have the capacity to run multiple programs at once and it is failing to do so, your amount of RAM or random-access memory may be low. RAM is the space where your computer thinks and processes new programs coming in, so with little RAM and lots of programs running your computer is bound to slow down.
SHARING A WIRELESS NETWORK
Your computer may also be running slowly for reasons outside of your own computer. If you share a wireless network with many people who are all using a lot of Internet bandwith, you’re bound to feel the effects. So, consider talking with them about their internet usage or get hooked up on your own wireless internet.
VIRUS SCANNING SYSTEM IS RUNNING
This is one reason your computer may be running slowly, but for good reason. When a virus scanning program is running, your computer is bound to run a little slower during this time. But don’t be alarmed. This is normal, just try and avoid using your computer while the scan is happening. It’s important to check for viruses periodically, so this should be prioritized. South Jersey computer repair companies can provide great advice on which are the top virus scanning systems to use, and which ones to watch out for. Some can do more harm than good, so be careful.
Some issues that may slow down your computer are very easy to solve from home. But for those of you who would rather not troubleshoot the problem alone, don’t hesitate to call a professional at a nearby South Jersey computer repair company. In fact, give us a call at BayCCS for any of your computer repair issues that may arise. We pride ourselves on our helpful, speedy, and professional staff.