Donating my 6 YO Dell i3 Inspiron laptop to church. Replaced it because it was getting so slow. So I uninstalled most of my programs, deleted all data files, startup programs, pictures, favorites and any other personal information. 8GB RAM, down to 110 GB used of 480 GB HD. Still takes over 3 minutes to boot. All I left on it was Win 10, Chrome, Office 2016, Acrobat Reader, CCleaner, and of course all of the accumulated system stuff that runs in the background.
Deleted all of my internet bookmarks, not realizing it was Google synced to my new PC. Took me hours to figure out how to restore them. That is my skill level here. I did uncheck Google syncing.
What is the next big step before formatting the HD and starting over?