Computer Shopper - UK (2020-04)

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AbeeelssoftSSDFresh2020

ASHAMPOOBURNING STUDIO

2020 is abasic disc-burning suite
with some interesting extras.
Choose yourproject type,
such as adata disc or audio CD,
then drag and drop your source
files on to the interface,and you
canstart burning your CD,DVD
or Blu-raydisc (providedyour PC
has the appropriatedrive,of
course) in acouple of clicks.
Burning Studiocan also create
Autostartdiscs, whichdisplay

AshampooBurningStudio2020

REQUIREMENTSWindows7,8,10;

200MBhard disk space

WEBSITEwww.ashampoo.com

NOTESGetyourregistration code within

theapplication

interactivemenusthat appear

when thedisc is inserted. These

can launch filesordocuments,

send an email,link to aweb page

and more,and are agreatway to

present information to the

recipientofyourdisc.

Image handling is another

plus,withtools to burn images

(ASHDISC, CUE/ BIN, ISOand

IMG formats are allsupported),

browse them,orcreate images

from files or otherdiscs.

If you’re looking to burn

audioCDs then you’ll appreciiiate

the widefile formatsupport,

which ranges from the usual

MP3 andWMA to more unusssual

typessuchasOGG,APE,OPUUUS,

FLAC, CDAand WAV.

There’s alsoasimple file

backup tool, acover designerrr,,,,

andadisccopier,andsome

advanced tweaks forexperiennnced

users, suchassetting file

systems andboot options.

REQUIREMENTSWindows 7 ,8,10;

50 MBharddiskspace

WEBSITEwww.abelssoft.net

NOTESGetyourregistrationcodewithinthe

application.Ifyouhave previouslyregistered

anAbelssoftproduct,youdo notneedto

registeragain

SSDFRESHHH 2020 isasimpletoolthatcan

helptoextendthelifeofyoursystem’s

solid-statedddrive(SSD).

Launchtheprogramanditdisplaysan

overviewofyoursystemdrives,includingthe

ddddriiiivemoddddellll,,,name,capacity,numberof

partitions,filesystem,freeanduseddrivespace.

A‘S.M.A.R.TTT.data’buttondisplaysvarious

technicalindddicatorsonyourdrive’sreliability:

errorcountsss,spin up time,temperature and

more.Unexpppectedlyhighorincreasingvalues

herecouldinnndicateadrivefailureisontheway.

ealvvvalueofSSDFresh 2020 comes

itsOptiiimizationpane,however,where

tttthhhheeeepppprrrrooooggggrrrraaaammmmmgives easy access to ahost of

low-level settttttingsthatcouldaffectyourSSD’s

lifeandperformance.

FFFooorrriiinnnssstttaaance,Windowswill,bydefault,

defragmentyourdriveoccasionally,whichisgreat

forregularharddrives,butofnovaluetoSSDs.

TurningthisoffviaSSDFresh2 02 0savessystem

resourcesandavastnumberofunnecessarydisk

writes,extendingyourSSD’slife.

Windowsmay also be defragmenting files at boot

time,storing fileaccess times, creating 8.3names for

compatibility with ancient DOS applications, and

carryingout various other less-than-useful tasks.

If you’re aPCexpert then you can review every SSD

Fresh2020suggestion individually,disabling or

enabling settings as required.

If you’re in ahurry,however,then just click

Optimize andthe program will switch everything to

its preferred value.Don’t worry; you can always

switch back to youroriginal settings if there’s a

problemlater.