How computer maintenance can help increase your productivity

A good practice of computer maintenance involves maintaining not just the exterior parts of the computer, but also the interior parts through the removal of dust and debris from the cooling fan, screen, keyboard, and other hardware components, fragmenting your hard disk etc on a regular basis.

In order for a computer to be healthy and in good working order, it is advised that it be cleaned after certain period of time (weekly/monthly). Doing this can be a little hectic but the end result is ecstatic, as a healthy computer can help increase productivity in the following ways

1.  It makes you organized. Organized information is accessible information. So for your convenience, ensure that the files in your computer are well organized, as having your system files organized and well fragmented not only makes operating your computer easy but also makes you organized in a way. This way you have an idea where the files and folders in your computer are located.

2.  It improves your computer performance. Left unmonitored, your data, your network, files, settings, hardware etc may develop a fault in the long run which will automatically bring your computer to a gradual decline, and this in turn would affect your productivity negatively.

But when you make updating and scanning your system for virus a regular routine, and also ensuring that your computer is monitored and regularly maintained etc, your computer’s performance would be boosted, security would be strengthened and productivity would be increased.

3.  It saves you money. Maintaining a computer involves three things: keeping it physically clean, protecting it from malwares & viruses, and organizing your files, if you do these things on a regular basis i assure you, you’ll get the best out of your computer. But if you fail to do them, you’ll end up needing to replace your computer because let’s face it; it would be as messed up as a waste bin (Piled up dusts (which causes overheating etc), virus and malwares infestation (freezing and hanging), disorganized files etc).

Also when you keep your computer well maintained the money you would have spent on repairs or to get yourself a new computer (when your old one becomes unusable) would be used for other productive things.

4.  It makes you work Faster. Failing to maintain your computer would allow dust to accumulate in vital parts in your computer, also it would make your pc a home for malwares, viruses, etc and all this makes a system slow and there is no doubt that a slow system impedes productivity. But when you Endeavour to maintain your computer regularly (i.e updating your software, keeping your computer hardware in perfect condition, fragmenting your hard drive, scanning for virus regularly etc), your computer would be free from viruses, hanging and unnecessarily freezing etc and this would make your system run faster and ultimately make you work faster and be more productive.

I hope you find this post helpful.