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Frankly?

by R. Proffitt - 11/7/12 11:11 AM

In Reply to: Glary vs IOBit vs CCleaner etc... by DC_Zack

I don't use any but CCLEANER and even then I just use it's file cleaner in the stock settings.

Most folk are unaware that as the drive fills, it slows so that's no secret. Also as folk add more security the system slows so none of those titles can fix that.

I've seen too many posts pleading for help on fixing what those titles do so only do this if you are ready for a complete system failure.

But why the 32 bit OS choice? Today I just toss the 64 bit on since many apps and the OS can then use more than the usual 2.0GB RAM.
Bob

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Okay so what would you do?

by DC_Zack - 11/7/12 1:28 PM

In Reply to: Frankly? by R. Proffitt

Thanks for the thoughts. This is actually my company-supplied work machine so I can't explain why the 32-bit vs the 64. May have something to do with a broader system compatibility issue. But I will ask!

If these utilities really don't do anything, are you suggesting that there's nothing that can be done? Are there any system tweaks that would make a more than marginal difference? Is clearing disk space the key?

Thanks again!

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What would I do?

by mchainmchain - 11/7/12 4:50 PM

In Reply to: Okay so what would you do? by DC_Zack

If company-provided, I'd head right for the IT support there, and let these issues be fixed by them. As for needed drive free space, one must have at least 10% of the total disc capacity free.

In other words, a 200 GB drive needs at least 20 GB free to work well, with more free as better.

Time to move some files off?

I never use such titles as above, as I am not ready to re-install the operating system due to removing the wrong registry entries. I do not even use CCleaner to clean the registry, only use it to remove temporary files I do not need; it is always set to default settings only.

The Windows Registry is surprisingly robust, users who do not know what they are doing with it are the ones who get in trouble.

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Urban legend

by Jimmy Greystone - 11/11/12 8:26 AM

In Reply to: What would I do? by mchainmchain

That's an urban legend, about needing free disk space. It was true at one point, and the idea was to make sure there was room for the swap file to grow, but by the time you started getting HDDs in the 10+GB range, it really ceased to have any meaning. Even back in the day, the 10% figure was picked just because it's easy to understand for people who don't know a lot about computers, plus it will cover a wide enough swath of people that it could be considered "universal". There is no good reason to idle 20GB of a 200GB drive these days however. If your swap file reaches even 1GB, then it's probably a sign of a larger issue you need to address, like insufficient RAM.

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Company IT it is.

by R. Proffitt - 11/7/12 4:57 PM

In Reply to: Okay so what would you do? by DC_Zack

With that understood why not use this to blast away at it and if it blows up? You don't have a thing to worry about and you learn what doesn't work in the process.

There is not enough detail here for anything specific and I'll not duplicate prior slow PC discussions as you can find those.
Bob

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None of the above

by Jimmy Greystone - 11/11/12 8:21 AM

In Reply to: Glary vs IOBit vs CCleaner etc... by DC_Zack

None of the above, especially on a company owned system. Registry cleaners are a solution in desperate search of a problem... Sometimes they even succeed in creating problems, just not the kind that they can fix.

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Don't fool with that registry!

by wpgwpg - 11/20/12 9:59 AM

In Reply to: Glary vs IOBit vs CCleaner etc... by DC_Zack

Fooling with the registry is one of the most dangerous things you can do on a computer. Prior to XP they could sometimes be helpful, but now the registry is managed differently. There is no real benefit from registry cleaners and they can cause problems because they delete entries that are there for future use. These so-called cleaners don't see some entries currently being used so they delete them. Then when updates come along that depend on the removed entries, you get problems. Those who advise you to avoid them know what they're talking about. If I had a computer where they've been run, I'd back up my data and reinstall Windows and my applications ASAP. Since you're talking about a company computer, get your IT people to do it.

Good luck.

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