Can I check how much memory I have left on my laptop? How?

Question

My laptop has been giving me alerts saying that I am low on "virtual memory" or something like that. And since I've been removing a lot of things that I don't need or use, I have no clue why that's been happening.


Thanks in advance for answering. If you actually gave me an answer that is.

Answer 1

Your computer has a limited amount of RAM (hardware) memory in it. As you open programs and files, that memory can become full. If that opens, Windows will give a message that it is low on virtual memory. That means that it is going to use part of your hard drive as if it was additional memory. It is not an error, just information.

Delete files off your hard drive will make no difference. That is not where you running out of space. You are running out of memory, not hard drive space.

You can do one of two things. Add more memory to your computer (which cost money) or reset the amount of space that your computer is allowed to use for vitual memory (which is free).

Right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties
Go to the Advanced tab
Go to the next Advanced tab
In the Virtual Memory section, click on Change
Check the button that says "System managed size".

You have given Windows permission to create any size swap file it needs, so you will no longer get the "Low Virtual Memory" message. It will just go ahead and create the space it needs.

Answer 2

1. Open "My Computer"
2. Single-click the Hard drive icon (usually labelled C:)
3. Under the details tab on the left you will get a piece that says "Free Space" which is how much space you have left. This may also be displayed in a small box by simply scrolling over the icon.

I am assuming you are using XP.

Answer 3

Memory almost always refers to RAM. It would additionally imply tough force area. For tough force the houses of C force in "My Computer" on XP or "Computer" on Vista will exhibit how a lot area is left. For RAM, it is quite complicated considering that each Windows XP and Windows Vista aggressively control the reminiscence via retaining it regularly complete with disk caching if it isn't in any other case getting used. There is not any realistic nontoxic method to see RAM utilization. As a rule of thumb you must upgrae your approach to a million or two gigs of RAM for XP and a pair of to four gigs of RAM for Vista. Luckily RAM is so low-priced this present day that measuring it's going to take longer than putting in the brand new RAM!

Answer 4

It means you have too much stuff going on...It's taking to much memory, not storage.

You can up the virtual memory in systems under the control panel.

But that's only gonna make your system run slow...Look to shut down programs that are unnecessary.

As far as monitoring system performance, Ctrl-Alt-Del will pop up the system monitor which includes memory usage.

Answer 5

on boot drive search for
TASKMGR.EXE
run it
(put a shortcut to it on your quickLaunch toolbar)
it will tell you ram usage

minimum RAM you need is 512MB
just to boot windows needs at least 256 MB

prebuilt machines often have
insufficient RAM and/or hard drive to increase profits

first increase virtual memory

do you want faster virtual memory (for free) ?
how many partitions do you have ?
how much RAM and virtual memory do you have ?

Answer 6

You could put more RAM in your computer so it does not have to use the swap file/virtual memory as much.

Answer 7

What Dewcoons said.

Answer 8

you have to open my computer and go down to properties. click open on properties and it shows you how much you have used click clean disk and this should clear up temporary internet flies