What Does O&O CleverCache Do?

O&O CleverCache solves this problem by taking control of the resource management for file caching and applications. With O&O CleverCache, applications can allocate memory without forcing Windows to swap. This increases performance and lowers response times, especially when running many applications simultaneously. Our tests have shown that systems can run up to twice as fast with O&O CleverCache as without it. Server systems also show increased performance in processing high volumes of file (common in database applications).

With O&O CleverCache, you also have the ability to manually customize the file cache settings to meet your specific needs. Some specific applications could be gaming, server operations, or the editing of video material.

Automatic Optimization in the Background
O&O CleverCache is a Windows service that is automatically installed and configured generally without any need for manual manipulation of the software's settings. Whenever the system it booted, this service is automatically started. When the service has been correctly started, a small icon shaped like a light bulb will appear in the task tray next to the system clock found in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

O&O CleverCache automatically selects the best settings for the optimal utilization of the memory resources.

If you would like to change the settings for O&O CleverCache, start the software from the program group entitled "O&O Software" in the Start menu or by way of the Control Panel. If O&O CleverCache is already running, simply right-click on the "light bulb" icon mentioned above and select the heading "Control Center".

More detailed descriptions of the settings found in the Control Center, can be found below in the section entitled "O&O CleverCache Control Center".

Example: The "Server Problem"
If you use a Windows Server for days, weeks, or even months at a time without interruption, slower answering times of applications will occur. By restarting the server, you will find out that the system runs with significantly higher performance. The reason for this is the empty file cache resulting from the reboot of the system. O&O CleverCache achieves the same result without any reboot, ensuring that maximum performance while the system is online.

In addition to other functions, O&O CleverCache V6 also contains "Mem-O-Safe" technology. This enables user control of the file cache's update interval. In Windows, the file cache is not only useful for reading files, but for writing them as well. In order to improve system performance, saved data is not immediately written to a secondary storage medium (i.e. hard disk), but rather first stored to the file cache. For the sake of efficiency, the system waits a specific interval of time in order to save as many updates to files as possible at once. Normally, this interval cannot be changed by the user. O&O CleverCache, however, makes this possible. This technology can ensure that, even on the most important of file servers, only few to no files will be lost in the event of a system failure (program crash, hardware malfunction, power outage, etc.).

Example: "Editing Large Files"
System activities that require the constant accessing of files on the hard disk can be susceptible to performance losses due to inefficiency in the way the file cache operates. Particularly when using applications that require a large amount of memory, it is recommended that you try out O&O CleverCache on your system. Desktop Publishing and graphical applications, CAD and video capturing applications are typical examples for such applications. To see exactly how much O&O CleverCache V6 can help, please try the following: After the trial software has been installed onto your computer, right click the icon in the task tray to activate the context menu. Then select the heading "Agent" and then "Pause". Compare the performance of your system before and after O&O CleverCache V6 has been activated.

Example: "Multitasking with Multiple Applications"
Multitasking is commonplace in Windows. Users will minimize an application window to the taskbar and leave it to run in the background while another application is in use. This is especially the case with users of Office applications who often switch between different Office applications at a high frequency. But even if the application is minimized it still continues to use main memory resources, possibly consuming file cache resources as well. Using O&O CleverCache V6 significantly reduces the cache resources and thus increases available main memory resources. This results in much faster response times for the active applications.