- Nov 4, 2014
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The Problem:
My PC has been running at 80%-MAX Memory and Disk usage for the past 3 days while almost idle and I have no idea how this could be happening. I did a full scan of my computer 4 times with my antivirus/anti-malware program, optimized/defraged my 1TB drive, and ran the Windows Error Check, all to no avail.
In Terms of the Disk:
Every time I boot up my computer my memory and disk are running at about 80%+ with only smaller programs running (eg. Chrome and Antivirus in the background).
Occasionally it maxes out my disk at 98%/99% with the same "workload" mentioned above.
In Terms of the Memory:
About every 5 minutes a window pops up saying that the PC is "low on memory". I'm completely lost as to how Google Chrome is using up 90% of my memory with only one tab opened.
As a matter of fact, my computer crashed (Probably as a result of low memory) as I was trying to create this post.
One last thing I would like to mention (might be related to this problem) is how a window is popping up every time I boot up my computer talking about a paging file that I never set up on my computer.
The System:
OS - Windows 8.1 (Latest Updates)
Processor - AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Processor @3.50GHz
Memory - 8GB Generic Brand
Hard Drive - 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue @7200RPM
(If you need any more system specs just let me know.)
***I would just like to update by saying that I am unable to run any programs other than Google Chrome (Barely even running that) without having my computer crash due to my memory maxing out.***
I am looking for ANY kind of solution or some crazy idea anyone can come up with to solve these problems. Thanks in advance for anyway in which you guys will help.
My PC has been running at 80%-MAX Memory and Disk usage for the past 3 days while almost idle and I have no idea how this could be happening. I did a full scan of my computer 4 times with my antivirus/anti-malware program, optimized/defraged my 1TB drive, and ran the Windows Error Check, all to no avail.
In Terms of the Disk:
Every time I boot up my computer my memory and disk are running at about 80%+ with only smaller programs running (eg. Chrome and Antivirus in the background).
Occasionally it maxes out my disk at 98%/99% with the same "workload" mentioned above.
In Terms of the Memory:
About every 5 minutes a window pops up saying that the PC is "low on memory". I'm completely lost as to how Google Chrome is using up 90% of my memory with only one tab opened.
As a matter of fact, my computer crashed (Probably as a result of low memory) as I was trying to create this post.
One last thing I would like to mention (might be related to this problem) is how a window is popping up every time I boot up my computer talking about a paging file that I never set up on my computer.
The System:
OS - Windows 8.1 (Latest Updates)
Processor - AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Processor @3.50GHz
Memory - 8GB Generic Brand
Hard Drive - 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue @7200RPM
(If you need any more system specs just let me know.)
***I would just like to update by saying that I am unable to run any programs other than Google Chrome (Barely even running that) without having my computer crash due to my memory maxing out.***
I am looking for ANY kind of solution or some crazy idea anyone can come up with to solve these problems. Thanks in advance for anyway in which you guys will help.
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