system maintenance
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Fix OS X Reporting Incorrect Free Space (And Clean Out Your Backups Too)
Users of older versions of Windows know that sometimes disk space reporting can go awry. OS X is not immune to this oddity, though it can take more than a disk scan to fix the problem.
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Mozilla Firefox: How To Diagnose Excessive RAM Usage
Who knows when the tipping point was for browsers going from lightweight affairs to the memory-destroying pieces of software they are now. Besides throwing more hardware at the issue, you do have some options for figuring out where all your precious RAM is going, at least when it comes to Firefox.
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Find Out How Long Your SSD Will Last Based On Your Average Usage
So the answer is definitive when it comes to SSD endurance: you have nothing to worry about unless you’re running some kind of unrealistic torture test. If you need further proof and you’re running Windows, you can track for yourself the amount of data being written to your solid state drive.
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Reset A Quirky Windows Program To Its Defaults With The Registry
When a Windows program doesn’t behave, many of us uninstall and reinstall the application — which doesn’t always work. The How-To Geek explains the different ways of erasing Windows program settings.