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System Mechanic Giveaway – Clean Out Your Computer Day (Closed)

February 8, 2010 | Filed Under Giveaways | 140 Comments

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Did you know that today is “Clean Out Your Computer Day”. In spite of anecdotal evidence showing the magnitude of valuable hours wasted because of slow computers and psychological research documenting the negative influences of clutter – digital or otherwise – in our life, few people take the time to proactively clean out their computers. System Mechanic is here to help!

I’ve personally used System Mechanic and actually posted a review a few months back. System Mechanic is very user-friendly and made my hubby’s desktop run much smoother and faster!

Here are some tips at cleaning out your computer:

Delete unused, old or duplicate files, emails, email addresses, bookmarks and favorites. With System Mechanic’s “Remove Junk Files”, “Remove Internet Debris” or “Find Duplicate Files” tools, you can recover a lot of lost space – and a lot of time wasted while looking for files on a cluttered hard drive.
Organize your files. Make sure to use a logical file naming system and put them into folders that make sense and are easy to remember and access.
Defragment your hard drive. While it won’t categorize your files (you have to do that manually, see #2 above), defragmentation will speed up your access to them, again saving you valuable time. System Mechanic’s “Defragment Hard Drive” tool defragments even your Windows system files, providing noticeable speed improvements.
Back up your files and programs at least every month. Imagine all the time wasted if your files are lost. Back up regularly to a separate device like a portable hard drive or set up an automatic online back-up service.
Uninstall programs that you no longer need or use. To make sure they are completely uninstalled and do not leave any residual clutter, use System Mechanic’s “Remove Installed Programs” to uninstall even the most stubborn components.
Once you’ve uninstalled unused program, make sure to clean out your registry as well. Invalid or out-of-date registry settings can slow down your computer’s boot time. Use System Mechanic’s “Repair Registry Problems” and “Defragment and Compact Registry” to save valuable minutes off your boot time.
Further improve your computer’s start-up time by removing unnecessary start-up items. Many programs lodge themselves in start-up without your knowledge. Remove them using System Mechanic’s “Optimize Windows Startup” tool.
Once you’ve organized all your files into folders, make sure all the shortcuts are still accurate. Use “Repair Broken Shortcuts” to get all your shortcuts in order.
For an ultimate clean out, try iolo’s DriveScrubber (a stand-alone utility for permanently wiping data from hard drives, offered also as part of System Mechanic Professional). DriveScrubber can securely wipe out all your hard drive data or you can use a more selective approach, removing only your personal files and leaving the programs intact. Definitely opt for this clean out option if you are planning on donating your computer to make sure your personal information is not recoverable.
For a complete PC clean out on Clean Out Your Computer Day, don’t forget your PC’s outside. Clean the screen, dust the keyboard, clean the mouse. After all, your computer deserves some pampering too.

Buy:

You can purchase System Mechanic right now for a special price of around $40!

Giveaway:

The folks over at iolo technologies are generously offering five (5) Simply Being Mommy readers their very own System Mechanic!

How to Enter:

Simply visit iolo technologies and leave me a comment below letting me know another product (besides System Mechanic) you would like to try.

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This giveaway will end on February 22nd at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 48 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!

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140 Responses to “System Mechanic Giveaway – Clean Out Your Computer Day (Closed)”

I would also like to try the search and recover. I have lost photos and other things before. I try to send them to the other hard drive but not always.

I’d also like to try the System Mechanic Professional. We have a couple of old computers that need to be disposed of, and I’d like to clear the personal info out of them first. Sounds like I could do that with the Professional version. Thanks for the great info and the giveaway!

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The Recover Erased Files looks very interesting. That’d be great to try!

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I would like the System Mechanic Professional. My Father does alot of peoples taxes each year. He gets a new computer every other year or so, and he is always nervous about throwing the computer in the trash with all that personal info on it.

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