This is the perfect time for the digital spring cleaning.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Warm, sunny weather is finally here, and your seasonal duties probably include spring cleaning . It is important to eliminate your clutter to protect valuable information.

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While you're keeping your home or office, it's important to take a minute to clean your phone and computer.

Now that the tax season is finally over, it's the right time for a digital spring cleaning to protect your personal information online.

Here are some tips for starting:

• Delete or archive old files and obsolete financial reports.
• Copy important data to a safe place, such as On a personal hard drive.
• Edit and update the passwords of email addresses, bank accounts, and social networks.
• Block your connection at home and at work.
• Permanently delete all old files.
• Clean up your previous e-mail and empty the deleted folders.
• Secure your router.
• Clean your presence on social networks.

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