How often do you do your "computer chores"

[max_n_cheese11]

I was wondering how often you guys do your "computer chores". That would be stuff like

-cleaning/dusting your pc

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one)

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz)

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard

Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it?

[Speedyv]

-Very rarely.

-Almost never

-Virus scan maybe every few months.

-no custom loop

-It's too much of a pain, and they aren't very dirty ATM

 

Not much dust gets into my computer somehow.

[Decon]

I was wondering how often you guys do your "computer chores". That would be stuff like

-cleaning/dusting your pc

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one)

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz)

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard

Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it?

keycaps I do all the time because OCD and same for dusting/cleaning pc 

[thekeemo]

almost 24/7. my computer is on its side right now open

[zonahbear]

1. whenever I install a new part or do maintenance

2. Windows automatically does that at 3AM on Wednesdays.

3. Avast also does automatic scans.

4. Air cooler

5. Every month or so.

[MrRavens]

Not often. When I feel uncomfortable looking at a dirty keyboard I might blow on it at best lol. Unless it's getting out of control. Dusting out is pretty rare too for me. Everything else is either automatic or when I have nothing else to do so I scan and defrag cause why not.

[Sushicat89]

I clean my keyboard and my desk 2-3 times a day. I also clean my room almost everyday.

[PC-NOOB]

keyboard, defrag, virus scan every week

full pc dust cleaning every 4 months

[GoldSrc]

Meh, I haven't cleaned the insides of my PC in like 4+ months, I fear what I could found if I open my case lol.

As for software, I often do some defrag and delete useless stuff or duplicated files and such.

[minibois]

- like once a year (will do it this weekend)

- never

- barely ever

- dont have a custom loop

- once a year or so

[Thronar]

I clean my pc, keyboard/keycaps, both my mouse and wash my mouse pad about every 3 months or so
 

[STRMfrmXMN]

I was wondering how often you guys do your "computer chores". That would be stuff like

-cleaning/dusting your pc

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one)

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz)

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard

Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it?

Cleaning - every couple days because I swap drives a lot.

I never defrag because I have an SSD and the other hard drive only sees use occasionally. 

Never scan for viruses unless I'm suspicious of software.

No watercooling pour moi.

I clean my keyboard more than I probably should. I'm a mechanical keyboard snob and it must be perfect all the time.

[QueenDemetria]

-cleaning/dusting your pc: Rarely, only when I see dust build up or temperature rises.
-defraging your hard drive (if you have one): Never, I only defrag when I am having issues.
-doing virus scans: Never, don't even use anti virus(and Widows defender can die in a fire)
-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop: Since I have been screwing with my loop recently, every time I add a component. Since I am pretty much done now, I will change it in two weeks and monthly from then. I don't use a kill coil or any biocide.
-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard: On my K70, when I see dust or other junk. For my CM Rapid, yearly.
Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it? I do this stuff when its needed.

[awesomes8wc3]

- i have never done so in the 3 years i have had it, it's pretty gross but i'm too lazy to stop everything i'm doing, unplug everything and take it outside.

- last time i defragged was in 2009...when my friend used my computer and did it for me.

- i don't have an av because i'm too lazy to click one button and install BD

- i don't have a loop. i do have cable loops, though.

- i haven't cleaned my keyboard since i got it 3 years ago. its actually not bad, i don't eat on top of my keyboard, I eat next to it

 

tl;dr computer chores? wazzat?

[handymanshandle]

Well since all I own atm are laptops rarely however I might be able to clean up a 4 year old HP and see how dirty that is, to be honest my like almost 2 year old Samsung was fairly clean. (I am/was going to upgrade it, not sure about that right now...)

[RevoltTrain]

Dusting my pc, every other week, because I have pets

Don't really do any of the others, probably should defray my HDD fairly soon

[jslane21]

-I have really good dust filters on every intake and no vent holes on the side panels or top of the case is exposed, I clean the filters once a month and nothing gets in the case.

-rarely

-once a day

-never, I just bang my keyboard off of the table till the shit comes out.

-somewhat ocd

[BurgerBum]

currently: its a laptop. 

i cant do any of those except software. and that i ave set to do on its own at midnight.

[shadowblitz3]

another laptop user atm here, never cleaned it, defragged it only once, virus/malware scan once in a while

[TheMcSame]

-cleaning/dusting your pc: Rarely

 

 

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one): I let Windows sort it out, though I'll check about every month and optimise my SSDs since Windows can't do shit with my SSDs for some reason.

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz): Rarely, I just let AVG and Malwarebytes do their stuff.

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop: N/A

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard: Not too often
Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it? Lazy

[Leonard]

I was wondering how often you guys do your "computer chores". That would be stuff like

-cleaning/dusting your pc

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one)

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz)

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard

Do you do this stuff often/are ocd about it? Are you extremely lazy about it and never do it?

I do dusting every 2-3 months or so(i don't have cats or smoke)

Software maintenance is done weekly, this includes defrags and junk removal via a schedule in winutilities

Virus scans are done nightly at 1:30am when i go to sleep, it is also scheduled

My loop is cleeaned every 8-10 months

I have only cleaned my key cap recently after having my present keyboard for a year because some coca-cola fell on it. I just put the caps in a sock and put a knot at the top and put it in the washing machine then dried it off with some bounty.

I am not OCD about it nor am i lazy. 

[xeromynd]

-Clanning/Doosting PC - Maybe once or a year cleaning the inside of the case (very little dust, all intakes are filtered) Clean the dust filters once every month because CATS.
-Defriggling Hard Drives - Scheduled weekly.
-Viris Scan - Scheduled full scan weekly while I'm at work.

-Cleaning Mechaninal Keybed - Very little dust or other crap, haven't cleaned it since purchase.

 

Managing files and stuff, I usually get around to once a month. Stuff like actually organizing downloads folders, and all that random crap I decided to throw on the desktop because I was lazy. 

 

CCleaner sweep of unwanted programs & files & unnecessary cache crap & fixing registry stuff -  once a month or so. 

 

Spreading chunky peanut butter on my internet vent: bi-weekly.

[Hackzzila]

-cleaning/dusting your pc - Never done that.

-defraging your hard drive (if you have one) - Haven't done that.

-doing virus scans (if you don't have complete confidence in your interwebz skillz) - Again, never done that.

-cleaning out and putting new fluid in your custom loop - I don't have a custom loop.

-taking off your key caps and cleaning your keyboard - I don't have a mechanical keyboard

 

Do I not take care of my PC?

[SadTech]

whenever I clean my room I usually do dusting and clean monitor. I only shake keyboard upside down and spray air otherwise I don't take caps off. I never de frag but I probably should at least twice a year. Never check for viruses because I have never had one in 8 years and I probably never will. Just be careful and use common sense.

[ManOfDisguise]

can cleaning my browser history be considered a "computer chore"?