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What Does MemoryBoost Do, and Why is it Important?
Memory is the most precious resource in your computer. It's very fast; that's where
all your computer's work is done. It's also very expensive; you probably have a hundred
times more hard-drive space than you have memory. As long as you have free memory
in your computer, your programs can run at top-speed. When your memory runs out,
your computer has to use the hard disk as "virtual memory," which slows your computer
down tremendously and can cause crashes. You can learn more about memory in the
memory article.
MemoryBoost actively maintains your free memory. Programs let objects (or data)
leak into memory while they run, and never reclaim them. Almost all programs do this.
Over time, no matter how much memory you have, your memory will dwindle. MemoryBoost
reclaims leaked objects for your computer; it sweeps memory to find them, and then
moves them out of memory. MemoryBoost can keep your memory level safe indefinitely;
Windows will not do this on its own.
MemoryBoost also watches a very special part of memory called the system resources.
You can read the system resources article to learn more
about them. This special memory is crucial to the operation of your computer; when
it runs out, your computer will become very unreliable and probably crash altogether.
MemoryBoost watches the system resources and warns you before something bad happens.
This can help you avoid the single greatest source of computer crashes.
MemoryBoost is engineered to run inconspicuously. When MemoryBoost is running,
you may not even notice that it is there. On computers with a modest to medium amount
of memory, MemoryBoost may make an immediate impact, helping your computer to run faster
instantly. On computers with a large amount of memory, you may only notice the difference
when you're hard at work and have been working for a while. No matter how powerful your
computer, or how much memory you have, your memory is always being lost. It's just
a matter of time before it becomes problematic; MemoryBoost strives to keep this from
happening at all. In many senses MemoryBoost is like an insurance policy. You may
not think of it much while it's running, but when something goes wrong, it may make
a world of difference.
In total, MemoryBoost seeks to improve computer performance and reliability by
managing your memory. On some computers, the effect will be instantaneous and
noticeable; on others, it may occur gradually over a period of time, making significant
contributions only when the computer is under stress or has been running for a long
time. Stability and performance are very important to all computer users, no matter
what their interests or applications or level of expertise. MemoryBoost tries to address
both of these issues in a way that is accessible for everyone.
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