I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been contributing to PCMag since 2011. I launched the column Get Organized in 2012 and ran it through 2024, offering advice on how to ...

How to find and delete unwanted files on your PC is a chore everyone thinks is going to take hours, when in fact it takes just a minute or two. Just don’t use Windows 10’s File Explorer! The Windows ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...

Our veteran productivity expert details her method for managing digital files: It's simple to implement, and since it's foundational, it will help you organize practically everything in your life. I'm ...

Hint: Tackle your photos last. By Jancee Dunn My sister Heather, a fourth-grade special education teacher, maintains a hyper-organized system on her work computer. All students have their own folders, ...

Once you post something to the internet, it's there forever unless you take steps to remove it. (And even then, you may not be successful.) While keeping your digital history around in perpetuity can ...

Some computer software programs include small application files that load whenever you boot your business computer, and they continue to run in the background using up your computer's memory and hard ...

Temporary data and redundant information slow down your business' daily operations. Applications create this data to load features more efficiently, but excessive obsolete files require attention.

When applications are installed and updated on the Windows 11/10 Operating System a hidden directory designated as C:\Windows\Installer is used to store the Microsoft Installer (MSI) files and the ...

Among Windows experts, a clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to wipe out accumulated cruft and restore an old PC to new life. You can find plenty of ...