Chapter 12. Maintaining Windows 7

To keep your system running smoothly, maintain top performance, and reduce the risk of computer problems, you need to perform some routine maintenance chores. This chapter shows you the most important of those chores, with an emphasis on maintaining your hard drive. For example, you learn how to monitor your hard drive's available space, delete unnecessary files to free up hard drive space, defragment your hard drive for better performance, and how to check your hard drive for errors.

In this chapter you also learn how to back up your files and how to restore files from your backups.

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