Re: Laptop Slow
Hello Folks, thought I'd ask what some will see as a stupid question.
I have a laptop pc, it's an Acer Aspire E15, the bumph on the label shows:
intel Core i35005U (2.0 GHz. 3MB L3 Cache) Intel HD Graphics 5500 upto 2133 MB Dynamic video memory
4 GB DDR3 L memory
1000 GB HDD
This is about 3 years old now, and seems to be getting slower by the day.
Slower to start up, everything. I use CC Cleaner Pro regularly, my Son tells me to just buy a new one, is this correct? Can they just wear out?
Any thoughts please Folks?
Thanks,
Andy
Is it all that porn you've been downloading?
I'm not techy but I was told that when windows updates it leaves things behind. Over time it clutters everything up and slows it all down. A friend took his slowed down laptop to a tech who told him it would take so long to clear out the problem files that it would be cheaper to buy a new laptop.
That's true. It leaves certain old files behind. they are delete-able if you know how to.
Spooky, I'm typing this on exactly the same machine!
It's not a stupid question but the answer is not straight forward and sometimes is not really helpful. It's a bit like trying to diagnose a bike engine fault when the bike isn't in front of you.
Is it the time it takes to surf the net - is it an internet supplier fault on download or wifi speeds or is it just the run up time from start?
There are quite a few files 'left behind' in the folder system of the Operating System. Some are clearable with things like CCleaner but I've yet to to find or be told of a cleaner that does it all.
Have you cleared out your browsing history on the browser you are using. Done in the 'settings' tab of the browser menu [usually top right]
There may well be hundreds of files left in the 'temp' [tempoary] subfolder of the 'windows' folder on the drive - All are clearable - or in 'hidden' files on the system - some are clearable and other areas.
Some progs that you download and use create folders for information when running but don't clear when you delete the prog. If you've done any gaming on it there will be quite a few of those.
If you have loads of photos or files or saved documents it can alter the run up time and if the disc drive is getting full it can alter the performance of the machine [although with a terra byte drive I would doubt that it is filling enough to do that]
If you know what you're doing and you have the Operating System backup then you could download stuff you want to save to a usb drive or external disc and then do a factory reset.
It can take some time to go through it all and if you're paying someone to do it then yes it can cost a bit.
The long and short of it really is that either you get someone to clean it, do it yourself or wait until it becomes a real pain and buy another one,
Just one point. If you do buy another one be mindful that the hard drive in this one may contain personal information which is retrievable. Where I've changed machines I've always either fitted a secondhand hard drive before selling the old one or just removed the hard drive and dumped the body but I've always took the drive in the garage and 'totally secured' it with a hammer before dumping.
