What's wrong with this laptop? -__-"

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thread starter z00ligator Aug 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I remember having about 7.5GB left of memory on this laptop the last time I checked. For some weird reason it went down to about 3.5GB? I didn't upload, download anything etc so I'm basically deleting more and more stuff for no reason. So yeah, I deleted many of my images, songs, programs and it went back up to 6.9GB left (Thank god >_>). After scanning my computer, I had nothing to do so I decided to start Maplestory. After an hour or so, it went down to 6.89GB o-O" Pretty less so I didn't really matter me. (All this happened yesterday) And today.. I checked and I'm down to 6.59GB left of memory ._. I swear I didn't download, upload anything.. if I don't do anything about it, it would probably go down to like 1GB left and I can't find anything else to delete.. Is Maplestory doing all this? ._. I don't want my laptop to lag everywhere and not be able to play lag-free. Help?

zFirefly 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CCleaner is my friend ^.^, Cleans all temp internet files on your cpu, Aka, saving space

TheUltimaSin 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Are you using vista? Vista will randomly DL things for you.

Nvidia 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Empty the Recycle Bin Empty the Windows 'temp' folder (C:windowstemp) Scan the drive with Scandisk Adjust or clear your System Restore settings: Control Panel -> System -> Performance -> File System Scan for virus/malware

callofrage 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

zFirefly : CCleaner is my friend ^.^, Cleans all temp internet files on your cpu, Aka, saving space Yes, CCleaner is my friend as well :D. Does what D.Cleaner does with registry cleaner and much faster

GunChecker 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

cc cleaner is good and when you play maple it takes up space

contaminate 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Delete your pron and you'll have 100GB more. Guaranteed

z00ligator 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

TheUltimaSin : Are you using vista? Vista will randomly DL things for you. Sadly, yes. T__T" Anyway to see what it downloads..? & how do I get the CCleaner? :O

Nvidia Aug 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Here, I found some useful tips on these kind of problems: source : 1. Temp folder: This is the primary place where most of the hard disk space is lost. The temp folder (WindowsTemp) is the place where temporary files are stored. In any application setup program, the files necessary to perform the installation are compressed and packed into a single setup file. When you run this setup file to install the application, the setup file is unpacked and decompressed into the temp folder from where the installation is carried out. After the installation is over the setup files are not required and some programs automatically delete these files. But not all programs do that. These files just sit on your hard disk and wastes space. Apart from installation files this temp folder is used by various application to temporarily save files during run time. This folder can consume enormous amount of space if not cleaned. These junk files can be removed by application like CCleaner, though I recommend WinXP Manager. 2. Temporary Internet Files: When you browse the internet the page you open get stored in the temporary internet folder, called the browser cache. This folder can occupy a lot of space if ignored. The default maximum size of this folder for Internet Explorer is 256MB which is a lot. You can allocate a lesser amount of space for temporary files to save disk space. 50 MB is enough. You can access this option through Tools>Internet Option and then clicking Settings under the Browsing History section. Clicking on the Empty button empties the folder. 3. Windows update uninstallation folders: When you install any windows update, it keeps a backup of the files that were changed by the updates. These backup are placed in the Windows folder and begin with the name "$NtUninstall". If you don't plan to uninstall the updates, you can safely delete these folders. The folders are remained hidden by default so you have to enable "Show hidden files and folders" in order to view them. Remember, that once you delete these folders you won't be able to uninstall the updates. These folders occupy a huge space. 4. System Restore: The default space allocated for system restore is 12%. Which means that if you have a 160GB hard disk 19GB space is reserved for system restore. You do not need to be told how much a waste of space that is. The ideal amount is around 500 MB which is enough to keep at least 2-3 restore points. If you wish to keep more restore points then you can increase the space a bit more. To change the system restore disk allocation space, go to Control Panel>System>System Restore. Move the slider to adjust the disk space. You could even turn off System restore for selected drives like the ones where you save your songs and movies. System restore never works on data files anyway. You can also remove unnecessary system points by following these steps. Go to My Computer, right click on the drive from where you want to remove restore points. Click Properties>Disk C

zFirefly 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

z00ligator : Sadly, yes. T__T" Anyway to see what it downloads..? & how do I get the CCleaner? :O Hey, Www.CCleaner.com :D, that was soooo hard.

qwan456 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

TheUltimaSin : Are you using vista? Vista will randomly DL things for you. Do you people love making up stuff? o.O Other than Windows Update (which you should have on, and it's on XP as well), Vista just don't "randomly download thing for you".

z00ligator 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Nvidia : Empty the Recycle Bin Empty the Windows 'temp' folder (C:windowstemp) Scan the drive with Scandisk Adjust or clear your System Restore settings: Control Panel -> System -> Performance -> File System Scan for virus/malware I use Vista meaning it doesn't say File System o-o" I also can't find anything similar to it D:

Magician27 Aug 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Vista doesn't accumulate temp files that fast. CCleaner does help, but I doubt it's the source of your problem http://www.ccleaner.com/download If you're using Vista, go to: Start Bar>type in cmd>when it's highlighted, press ctrl+shift+enter (admin mode I think)>type in "vssadmin list shadowstorage" without quotes This should show you the amount of space used for system restore Now type in vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=the drive letter you want affected: /On=same as left: /MaxSize=however much space you want, example 1GB or 500MB So like vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=1GB This merely resizes the max amount of space system restore uses. CCleaner is a temporary option, but this permanently changes the max size that vista uses. Remember, if you depend on restore points often, then you might want a larger number, like 5GB

iZoom 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Here are some ways to make your computer faster: http://auslogics.com/en/software/boost-speed/download http://auslogics.com/en/software/registry-defrag/download http://auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download http://auslogics.com/en/software/duplicate-file-finder/download

z00ligator 08/14/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

zFirefly : Hey, Www.CCleaner.com :D, that was soooo hard. Thanks <3 @Nvidia, I also can't find the Temp. Folder thing f6 What is it?