Double click on My Computer
Right Mouse Click on Windows95 C:
Select Properties
If the free space is less than 25-30% of the total hard drive space
your computer will be sluggish in running (it is running out of memory
(energy) to perform). You might want to look and see what program or game
is taking up so much space.
Now let’s look at the tools
From here you can scan the hard drive (or
a floppy) for errors and defrag the hard drive.
Make sure that you have turned off your screen
saver and that you have closed any other programs that might be running
on the desktop.
If you do not
know how to turn off your screen saver click here now.
First check your drive for errors.
Select thorough and check the box to Automatically fix errors
This will run a few minutes. When this is finished click on Defragment
Now
This can take up to 45 minutes or longer – depending on how long it
has been since the last time it was defragged. so, sit back and relax.
To watch what is going on click on Show Details.
It is a good idea to do both of these checks at least once a
month,
especially if the computer gets a lot of use.
