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‎10-16-2022 11:24 AM

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

Hello everyone my question is very simple i have a laptop and its a 32bit 4gb ram but its storage is almost full and because of it my pc is very slow i cant even open a application smoothly so what do i do ?

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‎10-17-2022 03:43 PM - edited ‎10-17-2022 03:45 PM

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Run disk cleanup and specify that all restore points are to be deleted except the most recent.

That last part is done by selecting "clean up system files"

 

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and then  "more options" to do the shadow cleanup

 

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If your laptop has a 64 bit CPU then you can do the free upgrade from 32bit to 64bitn windows and possibly add more memory. What is your Product ID and Model?

 

 

 

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‎10-24-2022 08:57 AM

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Thanks i understand but by doing this i didn't got much space i have one more(last) question that if i buy and add 4gb more and 1tb storage can it help my computer to speed up ? And if yes then ssd or hdd ? Or say how much should i upgrade so that it can run basic apps like Photoshop, little coding etc thank you 

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‎10-24-2022 06:29 PM

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If you have a 32 bit cpu then cannot upgrade to windows 64 bit and you are limited to 4gb of memory.

 

How to tell if your system is 32 or 64 bit

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03666764#:~:text=Right%2Dclick%20the%20Start%20button,system%....

 

what is your product Id?  I cannot tell the type of CPU without it or the model name.  

ID can be obtained form the HP tag

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An SSD replacement for an HDD will speed the system up but not as fast as an M.2 SSD. 

Possibly your system has a slot for m.2 but cannot tell without name or product ID

 

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