National Clean Out Your Computer Day
There’s a day for that, too?!
Everyone knows Valentine’s Day is February 14th, but I bet you didn’t know that the day before Valentine’s Day is an equally important holiday! February 13th is National Clean Out Your Computer Day, so give your most-used devices some love. I’m not suggesting roses or chocolate, but this is the perfect time to get some real organizing done!
And, don’t forget about the outside of your devices! A group of moms came up with this screen cleaner that’s free of harmful chemicals!
Why is National Clean Out Your Computer Day important?
It helps us stay organized.
If I’m honest, I tend to save everything I do to my desktop or documents folder. National Clean Out Your Computer Day is the time to get those random documents into folders by subject, which makes everything easier to find and will save you precious time. And, don’t forget to clean out that ‘Downloads’ folder!
It makes our computers faster.
Slow and steady may win the race, but it’s not how to get work done! When your computer has a lot of unnecessary files and unused software applications, it slows it down. Deleting those productivity suckers and managing the applications that run on start-up are just a couple things you can do to make your computer run like a cheetah again.
It can save us from getting hacked.
You should have an antivirus program running at all times but running a full system scan in honor of National Clean Out Your Computer Day is the best way to double check for any nasties that may have slipped through.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL CLEAN OUT YOUR COMPUTER DAY
- Break up with your EXEs
Your update installation .EXEs files, that is. Use the disk utility tool for Macs or disk cleanup for Windows to see what’s taking up space on your hard drive, then easily delete junk from your downloads folder, temporary internet files, and old programs you don’t use. - You better back it up
Hopefully you don’t wait for National Clean Out Your Computer Day to back up your data. Whether you make a copy of your data on an external hard drive or in the cloud, today’s an especially good day to preserve your computer’s information. - Vaccinate against malware
Not only should you do a full scan with your antivirus software, but you should also clear out any suspicious messages in your inbox. Set up filters to catch spam messages more effectively – viruses love email.
We love our devices. So, lets set aside some time to show them some love on February 13! Throw on your favorite playlist or that mystery mix tape you found in the bottom of a drawer and let’s clean those computers!
