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How to maintain a healthy OS (Win 7 particularly)?
Hi, I'd like to better understand what folders in Win 7 require active maintenance on the part of the user as a result of downloads, cookies, temp files and/or malicious attack. Just built a new PC and plan to install Win 7 and want to educate myself in order to have a fair shot at keeping the PC as clean as possible and avoid system bloat, inadvertent downloads, etc. When I look in various OS folders on my existing PC, I have no idea what files are legit and necessary versus those that aren't. I'd like to understand what folders I should be keeping an eye on. I am particularly interested in tips on utility software or even just basic maintenance tips that will help me. In this regard, I'm thinking of running firefox from ramdisk to keep the OS partition clean from cache and temp files. Your thoughts please!