joebedford wrote:
Don't confuse storage (disk 750GB) with memory = whatever RAM you have. Different thing use each of these.
Cerevisaphile wrote:
Memory and storage are terms that are NOT interchangeable. Deleting items wont free up memory.just storage. Maybe the message said to delete files due to low storage..meaning the hd was full.in order to free up memory programs / processes can be stopped..or programms can be uninstalled / modified so they dont start all the time amd eat up resources..meaning memory.
Go to the task manager of your os and see what is running and how much of your memory its using up... Usually firefox is a bit of a memory hog and needs a restart every few days...on some versions of windows u can also run a small app called msconfig.exe that will give you the ability to disable certain software at startup.
Bookedmarks a small and only use a few kb of storage...they can be easily exported from within your browser.
Pretty mich all cd players come with cheap plastic gears and give up after a few years of usuage..also they domt lan for people to have their laptops more than 3~4 years so why make a cd player that lasts 10
Few tips on keeping your laptop fast ...
Dont install every free software there is....if you dont use it uninstall it.. Dont just remove files
Only upgrade if needed... Having the latest and greatest software version installed also uses more and more memory and storage.
With harddrives getting bigger and bigger be careful how much space is used for caching of internet files...dont use more than a few MB for it.
Get a brand name virus scanner most ISPs give them away for free.. If not buy one , use live protection and keep it updated.
The above two posts are very worth your time to read.
Can you please provide the exact (copy it down as spelling is important) error?
Open a Windows "file" Explorer. Click on Computer. Now tell us how many drives the computer has. Better yet, can you take a snapshot of the window? If not tell us, by letter and name of the drive, how large (Total size) each drive is and how much free space. Many computers come preloaded with recovery and system drives, which uses your space. Have you done a back up of your drive.
Is your OS 32 bit. You can tell by right clicking on "Computer" and selecting "Properties." While there, tell us how much RAM (that's memory) the system sees (and it is not 750GB), probably 4 - 8 GB. Your hard drive is storage and is likely the 750GB device and is not memory. They serve 2 different functions. If 32 bit OS, tell us what
folders you have in "C:/Programs" folder. If it is 64 bit, what
folders are in the "C:/Programs" folder and the "C:/Programs(x86)" folder.
