If memory is 512 and I have only 92 memory left where is it being used?

Question

I have hardly any thing on my pc I even took Yahoo messenger off so I would have more room. What do I do to create more room..can't buy extra memory just want to know where mine is being used and how to clean it up..I don't know much as you can plainly see

Answer 1

Okay, memory isn't space where programs and files are stored (like your music, word processing documents or pictures). Memory is used by your computer to operate (when you open up your Media player software, it uses memory to work).

Here is the best comparison I can think of, you're making a meal and you store your food in your cupboard and your fridge. You have to take your food out and set it on the counter to prepare it (cut up your carrots, put your ingredients in a bowl, etc.) this is like Memory, it is a faster and easier place to work from than trying to prepare your entire meal in the fridge or cupboard.

So memory is used by the software you run (Yahoo! Messenger, your media player, etc.) It is also used by the operating system on your computer so that it can provide you with your fancy desktop background, the start menu, etc. So it will keep a lot of things in memory so that it looks and works good. Now, that tends to use up quite a bit of memory, but as long as everything is running well, then you don't need to worry about how much Memory is left. If it isn't running well, then you will need to go out and buy some more and have someone install it for you.

Answer 2

I guess you are talking about RAM. everytime you turn off your PC RAM is deleted and new again to be used by your PC.
Click your start
Click the Run
It should open a dialogue box with the word open: then a text box right after that.
In the textbox write
msconfig
then hit enter.
This should open your
System Configuration Utility.
Now watch it in here you are in the major working systems of your computer. But if you acidently click something and you do not know what you did. Just click the Cancel button. Your computer will not remember it.
Click the
Startup tab. (It should be second from the right)
Write down all the programs you have a box with a checkmark in.
It might be all of them.
Uncheck one of them. then click okay
and as you uncheck them cross them off your list and number them so you know which one was last.
after every time you cross one off you will have to retstart your computer. Then check the Memory.If it went down considerably then circle that one's Number as one you may want to leave unchecked at the startup. after yohave decided which ones you want to leave unchecked. Checkmark the other ones and restart your computer for the last time. good luck.

Answer 3

depends if your talking about RAM or hard disks. if it's RAM then you got something using it up, try doing alt+ctrl+del to open the windows task manager and go to processes to find out which on is using the most RAM or if there are multiple processes running using all that RAM. If your're talking about hard disk space, try taking out some videos games music etc. out so that you can have more memory to run som apps. I think you're talking about RAM though.

Answer 4

Memory is for running programs, not storing them.

If you press "Ctrl + Alt + Del" then you should get Task Manager.

Have a look at the Process section, and it will tell you.

Answer 5

See these links for programs that start when you start your computer, having too many programs running at the same time takes up a lot of memory

Streamline your startups
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/index.php
http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/list.html
http://www.greatis.com/appdata/

Answer 6

You didn't say what operating system you are running, but 512K memory is not enough to effectively run a computer.