The history files on
your PC provide an in depth record of not only all that’s been done today but has
the record for last 30 years. This could be dangerous in some cases. Not only
does it lower the operating speed of your computer but also can cause invasion
of privacy if accessed by others. Below are the top ten reasons to delete
computer history in ascending order:
Many browsers save
images from the visited website in the cache memory on the hard disk. Thus
anyone accessing your computer would know what you were up to. Hence computer
history is to be deleted.
Tracking of
footprints
Cookies are small text
files sent by the website to keep a tab on all the one line sessions of a user
which are useful when auto signing is needed for registration. The website uses
these to track the user through the site. Hence computer history is to be
deleted.
Browsers get saved on
your hard drive even if you don’t click on them occupying space unnecessarily. Hence history is to be deleted.
Identity Theft
Internet Explorer stores
each word typed into any website form including personal information like address,
name, etc. If this goes into wrong hands then one can be a victim of identity
theft hence computer history ought to be deleted
Affecting the
performance of the computer
The index.dat files can’t
be manually deleted. In spite of all your effort of cleaning the cookies, cache
and history regularly from the Internet Explorer these files continuously store
information about the websites visited and the cookies saved by you. Gradually
this unnecessary information grows so big that it slows down the computer’s
operations. Hence computer history is to be deleted.
Preventing disastrous consequence
Sometimes deleted data from a computer is stored
somewhere in the system which can be accessed by professional rivals. This can lead to disastrous consequences at work like being fired for illegal
transfer of data causing a huge loss to the company. Hence computer history is to
be deleted.
Survival of relationship
You may flirt with
someone for fun. It may be fun for you but not for your wife or girlfriend and
may result in terrible consequences hence computer history ought to be deleted
to save your relationship.
Preventing recovery of deleted data
At times even when you
have emptied the recycle bin the data is sitting somewhere on your hard drive.
This data can be easily recovered by using restore software. It is advisable to
delete the computer history in order to prevent this from happening.
Preventing corruption of files
At times some corrupt
files may cause your PC to crash. Hence you need to delete the history files so
that these don’t harm your PC anymore.
Confidential
and personal
There might have been confidential
and personal deleted data that you may not wish to share with anyone. Hence computer
history should be deleted so that no one has access to it.
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