How the File Cache Reduces Memory Resources
The larger the file cache grows, the less memory is available for running applications. The result is a significant performance decrease, as requests for memory can lead to the so-called "swapping", i.e. currently unused portions of memory are paged out to NT's paging file. The slow hard disk access is responsible for the loss of performance of Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT..
The optimum level for the file cache is automatically determined by O&O CleverCache V6.0 and adjusted according to the available memory. Hidden resources of your system will be activated without any need for user interaction.
O&O AutoSense and User Profiles
With O&O AutoSense O&O CleverCache V6.0 offers you a pre-defined Profile that makes using the software a breeze. The O&O AutoSense Profile instructs your system to analyze your system's settings upon ever system startup. Whenever changes to the main memory are detected, O&O CleverCache V6.0 updates its settings accordingly.
O&O CleverCache V6.0 enables you to create your own profile according to your specific needs. This makes it possible to load your specialized cache settings whenever you need them. This could be, for instance, when you need to do some video editing or play your favorite PC games. O&O CleverCache can also import and export your profiles as you choose.
System Tuning and System Monitor
The "System Tuning" feature in O&O CleverCache V6.0 includes a number of functions that can optimize or accelerate the operation of your operating system. These functions give you access to system parameters not granted by the standard tools offered in Windows.
Through the System Monitor it is possible to monitor the more important components of your PC System. Among others, this feature allows you to receive real-time status reports on your processor, main memory, system cache, and the hard disk.
Even More Performance with Mem-O-Free
O&O CleverCache V6.0 also includes Mem-O-Free technology. Mem-O-Free gives you control over the amount of available memory under Windows when the system is running. Whenever the amount of free memory falls below the user-defined threshold, Mem-O-Free will be activated and free additional memory, forcing Windows to swap unneeded data to the hard disk. The result is more available memory for active applications and thus higher performance.
Keeping Data Safe with Mem-O-Safe
When you save data to the hard disk, they are not immediately written to disk, but buffered in the internal file cache. After a certain amount of time, these data are written to the disk. How long this takes is determined by Windows, leaving users out the decision process. Windows considers system load as well as other parameters in determining the update interval, usually between 4 and 15 seconds. If during this period a system failure occurs, all data that has not been written to disk is lost. Critical data may be lost, sometime necessitating a re-installation of Windows. This situation often occurs during a power failure, user error, or a system crash.
O&O CleverCache V6.0, with its Mem-O-Safe technology, lets you control and configure the update interval of the file cache on important file servers, for example, to minimize possible losses of data. The configuration of the interval can be changed through the O&O CleverCache V6 applet found in the Control Panel.
O&O CleverCache V6.0 is available in two different versions. O&O CleverCache V6.0 Professional Edition is optimized for day-to-day operations of a workstation. O&O CleverCache V6.0 Server Edition is optimized for server applications.
Hardware
- System with an Intel® Pentium® 200MHz or Equivalent Processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 30 MB Available Hard Disk Space
- CD-ROM Drive for Installation (not required for download version)
- VGA Graphics Card Capable of 800x600 Resolution with 256 Colors
- Keyboard and Mouse
Software
Requirements for O&O CleverCache Professional Edition:
- O&O CleverCache V6.0 Professional Edition is compatible with Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (all service packs are required). The Professional Edition cannot be installed on Windows 2003/2000/NT Servers.
Requirements for O&O CleverCache Server Edition:
- O&O CleverCache V6.0 Server Edition is compatible with Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 (all service packs are required).
Please Note: O&O CleverCache V6.0 Professional Edition and O&O CleverCache V6.0 Server Edition cannot be installed on computers running Windows 95/98/ME.
Permissions
- In order to install O&O CleverCache, it is necessary that you possess local administrator rights.
- Use of the O&O CleverCache Control Center also required administrator rights.