Wednesday, 21 May 2014

How To Avail Computer Support To Free Space On Your PC

Computer and laptops are the prized possession for many users. They store their important files, documents, needed software and many more. As a result, the storage of your computer starts to fill and there is no space in your hard drive to accommodate more files or folders. This also makes our computer work really slow. If your computer displays a red sign underneath your hard drives, then you need to increase the space of your hard drive. Following are the ways suggested by computer tech support experts to free up the space on your Dell computer or laptop.

Delete Junk Files By Disk Cleanup

If you are using Dell computer or laptop and have the latest Windows operating system, then it will have the Disk Cleanup option. This Window tool helps to delete the temporary files that are no longer needed by the user. If you haven’t deleted the junk files since you bought your system, then it is high time that you need to clean up your system for such unwanted files. Following are the methods to be followed by users to start Disk Cleanup.

Open My Computer and right click on any drive that you want to clean up.

Click on Properties. Once the dialog opens up, you will see a ‘Disk Cleanup’ icon. Click on it.

It will automatically start calculating the size of space that can be cleaned up in that particular disk.

Once it is completed, it will show you the size of unwanted junk files.

You can start the Disk Cleanup by clicking on ‘Delete Files.’

Once the process is complete, restart your Dell system.


In case of any hurdle in between, contact Dell laptop support for assistance.

Uninstall Unwanted Apps And Software

With time, your computer becomes a hub of software and programs that you never use. As per Dell computer support, you can get rid of those programs with the Programs and Features option in the Control Panel.

To do this, go to Control Panel in your Dell system and look for Programs and Features. Click on it.

You will get a whole list of programs installed in your system. Select the unwanted program and uninstall it one by one.

Once you are done, reboot your system and check if the space is left on your hard drive.

Thursday, 1 May 2014

How To Repair Dell Computer Freeze Up Issues?

If your Dell system fails to respond to any command give to it and none of the error messages are shown on your system’s screen, due to which you have to restart your system manually, then you need to rectify this problem as soon as possible.

Out of various symptoms of startup issues, freeze up and reboot issue annoys many users, as thes system stops working and eventually they have to restart it manually. This also loses any unsaved file or program in their system. To resolve this problem in Dell computer, one can get in touch with Dell technical support to troubleshoot the problem or try these easy to do tricks to get rid of this issue.

Reboot Your System
If you haven’t restarted your system after it has been frozen, then restart it and check if the same problem occurs again. Sometimes, your system fails to complete certain task due to which it freezes up. If you restart it once, it might get back on the track.

Repair Corrupted System Files
Make sure that your system does not have any corrupted or missing system files. If yes, then you need to replace and repair them as soon as possible otherwise this startup problem will keep on occurring in your system. You can run Startup Repair to fix this problem or contact computer technical support for help.

Run Virus Scan
Viruses also cause startup problems. It is advisable that you run a virus scan once in a week to keep a check on your system and remove any viruses of other malicious software that might damage your system.

Run Computer In Safe Mode
Restart your computer and start pressing F10 key on your keyboard to enter the advanced boot option. Select Safe Mode and press Enter. Now, restore your system back to previous healthy point so that you are able to work on your system properly.