Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you're noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to ...

Every website you visit installs trackers onto your computer and slows it down subtly. These are called cookies and cached data, which work to track your activity if you regularly visit the same site.

Every web browser has what's called a cache: a temporary storage space for web pages that syncs online content to your computer or mobile device. This syncing is designed to help websites load up ...

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Computers are essential to modern life, but many users forget that regular cleaning is just as important as software updates. Over time, dust, pet hair, and debris can build up inside your device, ...

I recently upgraded my PC with a new graphics card and a new, large SSD, and decided there was no better time than the present to give my desktop a good old-fashioned cleanout. What started for me as ...