1. Empty Your Trash and Clean Up Your Desktop
Unlike an overflowing filing cabinet, it’s easy to ignore all of those outdated files and applications tucked away in your computer. They may be invisible but they take up valuable memory on your hard drive — which has to sort through all of that information on a regular basis, and is most likely contributing to your slow computer woes. It’s tedious, but taking an hour or so to organize your desktop, back up externally and/or delete unwanted files and apps will give your computer an instant boost.
