Checking Computer Memory Usage To Speed Up Your PC

Is your computer as fast as the first day, when youpercentage of drive or folder size or by file count.
purchased it or the speed has dropped without anyResults are ordered numerically by default, but can
reason? Are you receiving messages about lowbe sorted alphabetically if you prefer clicking the
memory? Are you tired of your computer being soappropriate menu button.
slow and trying to find a way to speed it up.For examining the results, look for large blocks of
PC speed can be affected by many things, but onememory being used by programs or files that don't
of the largest factors is deficiency of computeradd up. You can then mouse over any files that you
storage space. While your PC may have had lots ofcan not recognize, and search for clues in the details.
memory when you purchased it, that capacity beginsEnlarge the folders as far as they go looking for
going down simply through regular use. Most of thedocuments that may point to the parent program.
time this creeps up slowly, and it can be difficult toTo see the documents more easily clicking the
find out where all that memory went.open-folder icon and it will open the file in Windows
There is a free program called TreeSize and it checksExplorer.
the memory usage on your PC. It scans your PC andGo to "Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel
gives you a list of how much memory each programand uninstall the old files that are no longer in use and
or file is taking up. This program allows you to easilyhave piled up. Temp files can often be deleted safely
locate memory "hogs" and retrieve some of thatto free up more memory. If you do decide to
precious space. The program is freeware designed toremove or delete anything, be sure to make a
work on Windows 2000/Vista/XP. An earlier versionbackup copy or wait a few weeks to empty the
works on systems using Windows 9x/ME. Therecycle bin so that if a problem comes up and you
program requires 2.1 Megabyte of free space toneed to restore that file you still have a copy of it.
install.You can transfer the seldom-used files and programs
Once you download and install this program, an iconto other drives or archived on external storage. Most
shows up on your desktop. The program launchesusers save their music and pictures in the "My
from the desktop shortcut and opens a blankDocuments" folder. Actually it gets saved by default
window with two menu Bars at the top. Selectingand it tends to take up lots of memory. Some of
the "Scan" button drops down a list of availablethose records that you rarely open can be moved
drives on your system. Once you select a drive, theand it will give you big chunk of space.
scan begins. The folder icon will open a browser panelYou might have created some daily back up folders
from which a specific folder can be chosen. Clickingor logs but have not deleted the previous edition.
"OK" starts the scan process.After some time all these logs swell up and take up
As the memory scan is in progress, mousing overthe memory space. Always check before deleting or
any displayed sub folder will pop up an informationremoving something.
panel showing details of that item. When scanning isOnce you have completed cleaning up or deleting any
complete, folders can be expanded as needed tounused files and moving some of the programs, run
show exactly how much memory each area is using.another scan to see how much memory space you
By default, memory is shown in megabytes. Buttonshave gained. You can also print the reports. Scanning
along the top menu bar allow viewing options of KBon a regular basis will make future problems stand
(kilobytes), MB (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), orout easily, and they can be handled before
automatic selection of units based on file size.performance suffers.
Other display modes let you see memory usage as a