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scan to check hard drive is slow

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Hi can any one advise what I need to do to find out why pc is slow and scan the hard drive

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    Full scan with malwarebytes
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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,915 Forumite
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    How many useless programs do you have running or installed?
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  • Browntoa
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    Looking at their other thread I think we are fighting a losing battle
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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    One thing that has drastically helped all the slow PCs and laptop i've seen, is to get rid of anything related to Apple.
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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