My pc just gave me a warning saying my virtual memory is used up or at full capacity and pages won't load properly. What the heck does that mean? I've never seen that pop up before :idunno: . How do I clear up some of this virtual memroy?
memory question
- Thread starter jfarnsworth
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Pretty much covers it. To execute, a program needs to be in your physical memory (RAM). The concept of virtual memory is that not all of the program is needed at once, or the program is bigger than physical memory so parts of it can be stored on your hard drive in "virtual memory" that way, when the program needs a part of the program that it doesn't have in RAM in can just swap it in from Virtual Memory and swap a piece out that it won't need. It's not very common that this pops up, and unless you see it again, I wouldn't worry too much.
mantis
Master Black Belt
the above answers are the correct answersjfarnsworth said:
bottom line either close the applications you have running, or buy more memory. (once in a while check how much your applications are taking from memory by doing alt+ctrl+del and view the task manager) in there you can see if there is a crazy application that's using up all your memory. if you use firefox it has a major memory leak, so you gotta restar firefox every once in a while, also running games or graphics in general take up your memory.
finally, if your hard drive is full then the swapping step becomes hard because the CPU doesnt find the free are to swap files between RAM and the hard drive.
good luck
Reboot your system, then check and see how much space is free on C:.
If it's less than 500MB, free up some space. Better yet, always try to keep at least a gig free. Windows is a pig at times.
If it's less than 500MB, free up some space. Better yet, always try to keep at least a gig free. Windows is a pig at times.
michaeledward
Grandmaster
Log in with administrator privileges ...
type rm -r
hit enter.
Okay ... that's a geek joke. Perhaps the only one I know. Fortuneately, it doesn't work in Windows. But I would suggest that no one actually use those instructions :uhyeah: .
type rm -r
hit enter.
Okay ... that's a geek joke. Perhaps the only one I know. Fortuneately, it doesn't work in Windows. But I would suggest that no one actually use those instructions :uhyeah: .
michaeledward
Grandmaster
Yes, 'format C:' is the Wintel command for this particular action.mantis said:
I think (think mind you) Unix does not require a separate boot disk for the command to work. The '-r' part of the command means recursive; removing the files from the lowest level of the file structure, to the highest level of the file structure. The remove command will run on every file up to the directory containing the 'rm' executable file. At least that is how I understand the command to work. I never would actually use this command .... wadda ya think I am ... crazy
The other geek joke I know is: kill -9
When the machine is powered down.OnlyAnEgg said:
and to get really geeky, you need to throw the -f switch to the end of the rm command as well so you get rm -rf * . Otherwise it won't remove directories. And if you're gonna blow something away...you might as well blow it ALL away.
Alright anyone that's been in a computer lab until 3:30 in the morning writing a compiler only to have it blown away by your partner typing "rm -rf *" instead of "rm -rf *~" raise your hand......
Just me?...oh, nevermind then...
Alright anyone that's been in a computer lab until 3:30 in the morning writing a compiler only to have it blown away by your partner typing "rm -rf *" instead of "rm -rf *~" raise your hand......
Just me?...oh, nevermind then...
Mine is rarely a pig when my computer is on... but then I got it set too dual boot and am running Linux 95% of the time...Bob Hubbard said:When the machine is powered down.
Unfortuntaly, it does get some space... Occasionally I need it, either for testing a site with Internet Explorer, or Grading MS Office based assignments.
It does get a fairly small piece though, but for now it's one of those neccessary evils.
It does get a fairly small piece though, but for now it's one of those neccessary evils.
