Newbie Guides A Trouble Free PC Moving Files Around

Moving Files Around

Once you've installed a program on a Windows system, don't rename the program's directories or move its files from one place to another on your hard disk. If you do, your computer will likely lose track of key files. You can put your data files, the ones you create within an application, almost anywhere. If you must change the location of an application or any of its dependant files, you should first uninstall the application and then reinstall it.

Never try to manually delete an application on a Windows system. Most applications make additions to system files when you install them, so it's best, if the application has its own uninstall program, that you use that. If an application doesn't come with an uninstall option, try the Windows 95 Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. If the application doesn't support the Windows 9x uninstall function, use a commercial utility such as Quarterdeck's CleanSweep. As the Windows 95 uninstall utility is not always reliable about removing all the pieces of an application, you may want to use one of the commercial utilities in all cases. They do a better job.

There is an option in the defragmentation program that will rearrange (move) all the files on your hard disk so as they are better epitomised for your system and start faster.

Some applications, such as Microsoft Office allow you to change the programs various configuration folders after the suite has been installed. This feature is becoming more popular with many software houses and lets you specify which folders house the various types of data files used by a given application.

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