how do i free up space on my computer so it will run faster? and get more memory?

Answer 1

More memory (RAM) will definitely speed up tasks on your computer... A gigabyte of RAM makes drastic improvements and with the price of a gigabyte of RAM hovering around the $100.00 mark (check www.newegg.com) it is an intelligent decision to allow you to keep your computer for a few more years.

However If you don't want to drop the cash (who does?) there are a few simple things you can do to speed up things on your machine. Defragmenting the hard drive does make a difference, but you will not be freeing up memory... Defragmenting allows you to get data off the hard drive quicker but thats about it....

To truly free up "memory" on a Windows based computer do the following.

1. Click the start menu then click "run"
2. Type the words "msconfig" in the "open" field then click "ok"
3. Click the "Startup" tab and then under the "Startup Item" column start looking for suspicious tasks that are hogging your precious memory
4. Examples of these memory hogging tasks are: qttask (Quicktime task), iTunesHelper, realsched (real player scheduler ) and on and on.... use your judgment to decide what does not belongs on that list.
5. Uncheck the boxes next to any tasks that shouldn't be there.
6. Click "apply" then "ok" and finally "restart"
7. When the computer restarts you will get some warning message... check the box that says "don't tell me again" and your set!

By following these instructions you will be disabling any hidden tasks that start when you turn on your computer. By choosing to have these tasks not run you can save memory and speed up boot times.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

The only way to get more memory is to install more. You can free up disk space by defragging your hard drive. This will also help it run faster because it will put your virtual memory in one location on your hard drive.

Answer 3

Defrag it. each and each and every time you retain something, there is a few area in between that and the most suitable ingredient you saved, defragging purely pushes all that mutually. once you've Norton antivirus, getting a diverse antivirus software can launch a good number of area, becasue Norton is amazingly shielding, yet wide. Delete previous video clips that you do not favor anymore to launch area, purchase a $100 thirty exterior problematical force to save previous information in and move each and every thing you've into that, then delete it on the actual laptop. also see in case you do have any viruses. those can sluggish it down too. also attempt to avert internet for some days, and once you've been ignoring computerized updates issues, enable it replace and restart the laptop. one among those issues could do.

Answer 4

Delete old unneeded files if you want to free up storage space.
To make the computer go faster, however, you'll need to look at upgrading your RAM and/or CPU if it's the system's not too ancient. If it is however, you'll need to upgrade the whole system. i.e. get a new computer.

Answer 5

Go to internet options in the control panel and delete temporiary internet files you can also defrag your computor between both it should get your pc running better and faster

Answer 6

Your best bet is to not just delete old files and programs, but to actually install more physical memory (aka RAM) into the computer.
Here is a site wher you can learn how to install new RAM memory.
http://www.ehow.com/how_895_install-ram.html

Answer 7

Delete the Internet!

Answer 8

How can u free up space is simple. Delete stuff you dont want!

Making sure you dont delete stuff that you need.

Answer 9

put whole thing in 3/4 filled bathtub

Answer 10

if you have a windows do this:

go to start-all programs-accessories-system tools-disk defragmenter

this will take awhile, but will help drastically