The Daily Bulletin Archive

Since the year 2000, the second Monday in February has been designated National Clean Out Your Computer Day. Why is this important? Certainly the more files (information) and programs you have stored, the greater the burden placed on your computer’s processing performance. Yet, there is another reality of which to be aware.

The more personal and private data stored on your computer, the greater the risk of a breach. Do you have student information on your computer? Student exams? E-receipts from purchases? Think. Could you have information from years passed? It’s important to think about this and to keep accessible only what is needed. If you don’t need it now, upload it to your network drive and remove it from your computer. If you won’t ever need it again, delete it.