Why do computers start to slow down over time?
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Nobody has mentioned HARD DISK DRIVES! They only last for 3 to 5 years, after which it has a chance to slow down a lot or just die. If your disk slows down too much, it will delay everything else on the computer (bottleneck).
This is by far the biggest factor in old computer slow down. If you replace the disk with a new one, or use SSDs then you won’t notice the age.
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