Practical computer applications?

Elai · August 23, 2017, 11:35:22 AM

Can anyone recommend useful apps to help maintain your computer's performance? I'm not really talking about anitviruses or anything, I use the built-in Windows Defender and it works just fine. Just looking to make sure this new laptop continues to stay in tip-top shape. God knows it deserves it after its last owner.

FYI I also haven't fixed the keyboard/mouse issue. It's possible it just takes a few minutes after start up to work properly.

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · August 23, 2017, 11:38:23 AM

CCleaner yo

Elai · August 23, 2017, 11:42:28 AM

Quote from: nͫiͤcͫeͤ on August 23, 2017, 11:38:23 AM

CCleaner yo

What's it do?

FatherlyNick - fuck putin · August 23, 2017, 11:59:21 AM

<start> + R
cmd
resmon
Kill all the shit that you don't need.

MyNameIsCharlie · August 23, 2017, 12:05:34 PM

I'm a big fan of formatting the hard drive and starting fresh. It takes a few hours but it's well worth it to get all the shit out.

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:05:48 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on August 23, 2017, 12:05:34 PM

I'm a big fan of formatting the hard drive and starting fresh. It takes a few hours but it's well worth it to get all the shit out.

Already did that.

MyNameIsCharlie · August 23, 2017, 12:06:56 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:05:48 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on August 23, 2017, 12:05:34 PM
I'm a big fan of formatting the hard drive and starting fresh. It takes a few hours but it's well worth it to get all the shit out.

Already did that.

And it's still running slowly? You need more RAM. What's it got now?

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:10:51 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on August 23, 2017, 12:06:56 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:05:48 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on August 23, 2017, 12:05:34 PM
I'm a big fan of formatting the hard drive and starting fresh. It takes a few hours but it's well worth it to get all the shit out.

Already did that.

And it's still running slowly? You need more RAM. What's it got now?

No, it's running fine. I just want to maintain it.

It's 8GB of DDR3.

Aether · August 23, 2017, 12:12:24 PM

I just use CCleancer and Defrag to keep my shit up to speed.

~~If you formatted your shit and it's still slow then you might have a hardware issue. Is your HDD old? They do get slower over time.~~

EDIT: nvm your shit is fine.

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:13:43 PM

Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:12:24 PM

I just use CCleancer and Defrag to keep my shit up to speed.

What do those do?

Aether · August 23, 2017, 12:18:29 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:13:43 PM

Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:12:24 PM
I just use CCleancer and Defrag to keep my shit up to speed.

What do those do?

CCleaner clears your drives of unnecessary shit. Kind of like clearing your history/cache/cookies on your browser, but for your drives instead.

Defrag rearranges the files on your HDD because they become 'fragmented' over time and it slows your HDD down.

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:18:59 PM

Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:18:29 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:13:43 PM
Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:12:24 PM
I just use CCleancer and Defrag to keep my shit up to speed.

What do those do?
CCleaner clears your drives of unnecessary shit. Kind of like clearing your history/cache/cookies on your browser, but for your drives instead.

Defrag rearranges the files on your HDD because they become 'fragmented' over time and it slows your HDD down.

They're both reliable?

Aether · August 23, 2017, 12:24:54 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:18:59 PM

Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:18:29 PM
Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:13:43 PM
Quote from: Aether on August 23, 2017, 12:12:24 PM
I just use CCleancer and Defrag to keep my shit up to speed.

What do those do?
CCleaner clears your drives of unnecessary shit. Kind of like clearing your history/cache/cookies on your browser, but for your drives instead.

Defrag rearranges the files on your HDD because they become 'fragmented' over time and it slows your HDD down.

They're both reliable?

CCleaner is one of the most well known and recommended apps for cleaning your drives. The full version isn't free but you can still use the free version to clean your shit.

Defrag is a windows app and should already be on your PC.

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:42:24 PM

So now my laptop is plugged in but is getting an intermitten charge. It'll charge for a few seconds, then the charge stops, then it comes back, so on and so forth. How do I check if it's the charger itself or my computer's battery?

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · August 23, 2017, 12:58:55 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:42:24 PM

So now my laptop is plugged in but is getting an intermitten charge. It'll charge for a few seconds, then the charge stops, then it comes back, so on and so forth. How do I check if it's the charger itself or my computer's battery?

its the battery

Elai · August 23, 2017, 12:59:24 PM

Quote from: nͫiͤcͫeͤ on August 23, 2017, 12:58:55 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:42:24 PM
So now my laptop is plugged in but is getting an intermitten charge. It'll charge for a few seconds, then the charge stops, then it comes back, so on and so forth. How do I check if it's the charger itself or my computer's battery?
its the battery

So what do I do about that?

The Hån · August 23, 2017, 01:01:28 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:42:24 PM

So now my laptop is plugged in but is getting an intermitten charge. It'll charge for a few seconds, then the charge stops, then it comes back, so on and so forth. How do I check if it's the charger itself or my computer's battery?

Do you have another compatible laptop you could try to plug the charger into?

edit. didnt see ryle's post. its prob the battery but its still good to test everything

Elai · August 23, 2017, 01:02:24 PM

Quote from: The Hån on August 23, 2017, 01:01:28 PM

Quote from: Snake on August 23, 2017, 12:42:24 PM
So now my laptop is plugged in but is getting an intermitten charge. It'll charge for a few seconds, then the charge stops, then it comes back, so on and so forth. How do I check if it's the charger itself or my computer's battery?
Do you have another compatible laptop you could try to plug the charger into?

Not that I know of. I'll look when I get home.

The Hån · August 23, 2017, 01:11:44 PM

you could always use performance monitor just to look at and check your pc to see if everything is running fine. It's built in so no need for downloading anything.

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Dietrich Six · August 25, 2017, 03:14:06 AM

Get malwarebytes to supplement defender and buy a new battery if you don't want to have the thing plugged in 24/7.

Battery can be located by looking up the model.

Zonda · August 25, 2017, 07:55:02 AM

Disc defragmenter

There's a really neat one called soluto or something that's meant to tell you how long until all the background programs are running after startup