The secret to optimizing your productivity and keeping your team organized is the same as the answer to “How do you eat a computer?” The answer is “One byte at a time!”
With software applications taking up increasing amounts of hard drive space and people using multiple applications simultaneously, it is easier than ever to have your work crawling along slowly. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP: Backing up your work on a regular basis gives you the security of knowing that even if you do toss something before its time – you can retrieve it. Make sure IT actually has backups of your system. This makes optimizing your computing a worry free activity. You may be amazed at how much you never refer to again. Remember, 80 percent of what we e-file never gets referred to again! 7 Optimizing Your Computing Tips:
- Put an underscore (_) in front of any folder and an exclamation point (!) in front of any file name that you use most frequently.
- Review temporary (.tmp) files before deleting.
- Back up large unused files (or when finishing a project) onto media of choice (Memory stick, CD, DVD, External hard drive).
- Make an Archive folder in each major directory and/or in each major folder for outdated files and compress these folders.
- Empty the recycle bin.
- In Explore, Windows, Delete all files in Temp folder.
- At Start Pearl, select Explore, Search (magnifying glass icon), Files or Folders, Key in .tmp, Do a FIND ALL and delete.