Question

ch. 13 hard drive maintenance

1. briefly describe how to hide protected operating system files in file explorer.
2. which utility deletes temporary files on a hard drive?
3. what does the chkdsk command fix?
4. why is it important to uninstall unused apps?
5. how do you trim an ssd? what does this do?
6. what is disk management used for? - list at least 3 items mentioned in the book

Explanation:

Answer:

(a) In File Explorer, go to the View tab, click Options, in the Folder Options window, go to the View tab, select "Hide protected operating - system files (Recommended)" and click OK.
(b) Disk Cleanup.
(c) It fixes file system errors, bad sectors, and recovers readable information from bad sectors.
(d) To free up disk space, improve system performance, and reduce security risks.
(e) In Windows, the built - in TRIM command can be used. It erases data from blocks that are no longer in use, which helps maintain the performance of the SSD.
(f) Partitioning a disk, formatting a volume, extending or shrinking a volume.