If you have ever had a computer program in real time, then you may have encountered at least one occasion where your system failed to start or your hard drive crashed. In such cases, we can lose, almost everything we have stored in our computer systems, especially if we do not have the means to support ourselves.
Such situations are not the kind of things that the average user thinks. Since most people do not take such an extreme, egotistical view, they do not. Only experienced users do not agree with this, and as a result, make the necessary preparations, to protect themselves from such situations, when they occur.
It is for this reason, why it is so important that you learn about the various steps you can take to protect your system.
Below is a list of the most common mistakes your computer user will make. Many of them may or may not be immediately apparent to you. Therefore, knowing these things will put you in a better position, in the event that something unexpected happens to your system.
1. Use Ransomware Protection
One mistake that many computer users make is the lack of certain software protection in their system.
Rhlengware is basically a bad file type where it says that when it hits your system, it detects and blocks sensitive information on your computer after encryption. So, in order to get this information, you will have to pay the virus maker, which is why the ransom is in theware.
This is undoubtedly one of the worst situations that can happen to your system, but it is safe, if you know how. The most effective thing you can do, is to use antivirus software, which will prevent any virusware from entering your system. There are many tools you can use, some professional anti-ransomware tools you can look at, as well as a built-in Windows feature called Controlled Folder Access.
This built-in Windows feature has the ability to keep your system secure, and it works very well in partnership with Microsoft Defender. It is recommended that you use both, but at least Control Folder Control, to protect your most sensitive data from hackers and malicious files.
2. Reboot your system
Whenever your system seems to be working, maybe things start to go slow, and for no apparent reason, the first thing you should try is to restart the system easily. Restarting your system is one of the most effective ways to fix the many problems that occur in your system. Some of the things you can fix on your system, with a simple restart include:
Slow programs than usual.
Applications use a large amount of memory.
Internet connection problems.
Blue screen for death errors.
3. Not Supporting Your Computer
Hard drive failure is one of the most dangerous things that can happen to your system which is made worse, if you do not have an existing backup system in place. To keep your data safe, all you need to do is use cloud storage or purchase another hard drive, either internally or externally. Alternatively you can go with a flash drive, if you intend to back up only small texts.
If you have your own backup system, it should do a regular backup, provided you have enough storage space to do so.
When it comes to using something like a flash drive or external hard drive, you will need to install them manually, at the right time, so that the backup can be carried. This can be once a week or once a month, in fact, you want to have as many backups as possible, but you don’t want to overdo it.
Of course, nothing prevents an external flash drive or external hard drive from failing. However, with cloud storage this is reduced. You can use the cloud to back up everything, and it works much faster than other storage methods. Thinking about backing up your tablet or phone, and then cloud storage is something you might want to worry about investing in.
Just make sure you keep track of what the backup is doing, and have some understanding of how to restore this data, in the event that you need it.
4. Not Keeping Your OS Up To Date
Developers are constantly releasing new updates for their software, and for good reason. These reasons can include, bug fixes, new features, installing known security risks, and making the system more secure. When you neglect to keep your operating system up to date you are actually leaving your system to be exploited. One of the best things you can do with your computer system is that Windows updates are set automatically.
5. Continued Use of Disk Defragmenter
If you have a new Windows operating system, then you do not need to think about destroying your hard drive, this is because your OS is set up to do it automatically. You should consider doing it manually, if your hard drive is unusually partitioned. And this should only be done on standard HDDs. Your latest SSD drives do not need to be downgraded, nor do they benefit from the process in any way, as the data is stored very differently from them.
6. Use the Power Button to Disable the People System
If you simply press the power button, then it will work with the shutdown process. However, if you hold the power button down, it will do what is called a hard shut down. This will suddenly shut down your computer, shut down any files and programs that it does. This is not a recommended way to shut down your system, as it can lead to data corruption, data loss and hardware failure.
You can find some conversations on the net saying there is nothing wrong with shutting down your system this way. But the fact is that they are very wrong. You should use a hard switch in an emergency.
Uchenna Ani-Okoye was an IT manager who now runs her own computer support website (Compuchenna).
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