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...Macintosh, for instance, some programs add new extensions to the System Folder. While an extension by itself is a small file, each one gets run by the system at startup, forcing you to wait impatiently while several rows of icons fill the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen...
Windows 95 users will find a defragmentation program in the System Tools folder. Better yet, the Microsoft Plus! Pack adds System Agent, which can automatically tune up your hard disk at a scheduled interval...
Unfortunately, deleting a program's folder doesn't get these extensions out of your System Folder, leaving a mess that bogs down performance. You should prune old extensions from your System Folder every few months. But don't put them in the trash right away, in case you take out the wrong file; create an "Old Extensions" folder on your hard disk and put them there instead...
...some cases, there will be an uninstall icon in the program's folder in the Start menu. Others can be removed from the powerful but little-known Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows 95 control panel...
...Macintoshes, the process is a little different. Similar temp files are sometimes created and placed in the "Rescued Items" folder of the trash...