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Spring Cleaning For Your Hard Drive

Posted by timothy on from the little-buckets-for-little-folders dept.

Shutup Now writes "Spring cleaning for your hardrive. This article talks about some extremes for keeping your computer running well. You decide whether this stuff is necessary." More than once a year is a good idea, too.

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  1. format c:\ by poison_reverse · · Score: 5, Funny

    spring cleaning the right way- time for a clean install! It was time for a new porn archive anyway...

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  2. It's time to clean when... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... The power supply fan halts on the 6 oz. of dust blocking the blades.

  3. No offense, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't take tech tips from the newspaper.

  4. Windows Home Users tips... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now appearing on Slashdot! Coming soon, how to set the time on your VCR!

    1. Re:Windows Home Users tips... by jkeyes · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wait you mean my VCR isn't supposed to be blinking 12:00?

  5. What backup? by nottestuser · · Score: 4, Funny

    eMule is my backup.

  6. Re:Every day is springtime by NineNine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Similarly, how many bachelor geeks have spent two hours doing dishes on an emergency basis before an important client or, god forbid, a member of the opposite sex is due to arrive.

    Now come on... how many bachelor geeks have members of the opposite sex that aren't related by blood come over to their apartment/house? That's not a very realistic sitation. Besides, who uses "dishes" any more? All of the food I eat comes in disposable packaging.

  7. Re:Spring Cleaning by Poofat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Russian drives are "purged."

  8. "Real men don't use backups, by akedia · · Score: 4, Funny

    they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies."

    (A quote from your hero and mine, Linus Torvalds.)

  9. My Method by jonman_d · · Score: 4, Funny

    All I really need for my spring cleaning is some Windex and an extra strong magnet. That should clean out my hard drive pretty quickly, no?

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  10. Isn't this stuff common sense to /.'ers ? by Rooked_One · · Score: 4, Funny
    I mean really... whats next - picking your nose for dummies?

    "Ah yes, the picking of the nose - a long practiced art started by arabs for digging sand out of their nasal cavities after those long caravans. The main trick to picking the nose is one simple rule: if it bleeds, you are picking it too much... or not enough."

  11. Re:Every day is springtime by smilingirl · · Score: 4, Funny

    DELETED!!!!!!!!!! DELETED!!!!!!!!!! Ahh, I feel so cleansed! Spring cleaning makes me think of that old Strong bad email.

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  12. Re:Every day is springtime by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's not a very realistic sitation. Besides, who uses "dishes" any more? All of the food I eat comes in disposable packaging.

    I'll have you know all dishes are made from the only the finest silicon compounds.

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