Disk Defragmentation

If you are experiencing slow downs then you may want to utilize a disk defragmentation utility.

Disk defrag is designed to increase access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contagious storage locations, a technique called defragmentation.

One of the biggest reasons for defragging your hard drive is you'll likely experience faster speeds and less loading time. When your files are not scattered but are stored in one place, they load faster and your whole system speeds up. Your computer can sort and locate files much easier.

Windows comes with its own disk defrag utility or you can use a program like https://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/