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track disk usage over time in linux
I know I can use df to get a summary of disk usage right now.
I can use du to break down into the detail of how the disk is being used.
The problem is I can only see this information for today.
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system process using constantly 20% cpu - win7 pro 64
In my win7 professional 64bit I see the system process using 20% of cpu constantly. This also tends to rise the cpu temperature, causing the fan to start, and in general slowing down the entire ...
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Ocropus 0.44 Usage
I believe I have installed OCRopus successfully, strangely I can't find any usage instructions anywhere, been looking for about an hour, perhaps I'm crazy...
How do I use OCRopus?
I want it to OCR a ...
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Showing memory usage bar under drive icon LEFT in Explorer
So it is one nice utility I had in my WinXP that shows memory usage bar under the drive icon LEFT in Explorer:
Vista drive icon shows it like this:
It calls Vista Drive Icon. This also shows "!" ...
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How to monitor single process CPU usage under AIX?
I need to analyze the CPU usage of a single process under AIX. Currently, I'm using nmon but it gets the overall CPU and IO usage. Also, I know about topas, but it will get the overall usage of the ...
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Windows XP CPU usage at 100% with all processes showing zero
I use Windows XP regularly. My Task Manager shows 100% USAGE, however, all processes are at zero. Task Manager shows zero and, system idle is at zero.
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Again = CPU usage jumps to 100% -> WHEN <- machine is idle (not the idle process)
I posted this question a while back here and received several suggestions on how to proceed, but now I'm stuck again.
CPU usage jumps to 100% -> WHEN <- machine is idle (not the idle process)
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CPU usage jumps to 100% -> WHEN <- machine is idle (not the idle process) [closed]
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Task Manager shows 100% CPU utilization, but nothing in process list does.
My friend has a machine in his teashop that I am attempting to troubleshoot, so far with ...
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Strange behavior in `git log`
The date range specified by --since and --until seems not work,
$ git log --format="%cd %h" --since="2009-11-20 10:25:59" --until="2009-12-25 00:00:00" --date=iso .
2009-12-23 00:07:24 +0000 fa2261b
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How to limit CPU usage of a process?
I am using an old laptop and doing heavy processing that needs high cpu usage for a long time (~30mins - 2hours). When the process puts heavy load on CPU for a long time, CPU overheats and computer ...
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Using External HDD just like a normal Internal one
is okay if I'll use an external HDD like a normal Internal HDD, for example powered-on and connected most of time I'm using my computer?
I'm currently working on a small game, and Im constantly ...
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breadth-first option in the Linux `find' utility?
Is there any breadth-first/depth-first option in the Linux `find' utility?
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How do I make Windows 7 less aggressive in caching memory?
I've noted recently that Windows 7 on my machine has been complaining about running out of memory and that I should close some programs. It would then usually point out a program I have running that ...
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Finding out number of bytes read/written in Windows for the day?
Is there a way to determine how many bytes were read or written in Windows (by all programs, including Windows itself) in, say an hour or 24 hours? For example, I need to know the bytes written ...
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Web browser memory usage
How come web browsers are so heavy in memory? I have Firefox opened with two tabs, and it takes over 800 MB of RAM, Chrome with four tabs takes over 1.2 GB! I mean, what's up with consuming ...
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Monitor individual process' network usage in Mac OS X
Is there a tool to monitor the network usage of individual processes for Mac OS X?
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What browser or any tool can reduce flash CPU usage?
OS: windows XP SP3
While listening to Pandora in Chrome, the CPU usage is almost to 100% for a single core in CPU. Is there any way to reduce CPU usage? Either by using another browser, any plugins ...
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App or apps like NetLimiter Monitor for Linux
I find NetLimiter Monitor quite handy on Windows both for the realtime per-process bandwidth monitoring and the recorded data usage.
What tools can I use to replicate this functionality in Linux?
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Do third party cookies have common uses other than advertising?
If I disable third-party cookies in my web browser is this likely to cause me many issues when browsing the web? In particular, do they have common uses other than advertising?
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CPU load, USB connection vs. NIC
In general, and understanding the answer may vary by manufacturer and model (and driver, and...), in consumer-grade workstations with integrated NICs, does the NIC rely on the CPU for a lot of help ...
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gvfsd takes up too much memory
On my Ubuntu 8.10, gvfsd takes up 128.6MB memory. What is the process doing actually? Can I reduce the memory it takes?
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Does Firefox still have memory leaks? [closed]
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Is there a way to reduce the memory usage of Firefox?
I've had my Firefox 3.6.3 browser consume up to 1.5GB of RAM after a few days of usage without closing it. This is ...
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Windows 7 see memory consumed by process
is there any command/tool on windows 7 to see the memory consumed by a process in bytes, just like tasklist/taskmanager, but in bytes?
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Linux 'top' utility widly inaccurate (more so for multi-CPU/core hardware)?
After using 'top' for long time, albeit basically, I have grown to distrust it's '% CPU' column reports. I have a 8-core (quad core Intel i7 920 with hyperthreading) hardware, and see some wild ...
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What does CPU Time consist of?
What does CPU time exactly consist of?
For instance, is the time taken to access a page from the RAM (at which point, the CPU is most likely idling) part of the CPU time? I'm not talking about ...
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Free tool for monitoring Broadband usage on Windows 7 [closed]
Possible Duplicates:
Software to report internet traffic for home user
Desktop Internet traffic measurement software
I need a free tool ( non browser ) to monitor my broadband usage on ...
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How to read Unix usage
I did some searching, but I cannot find documentation on how Unix usage works. I know something (mostly through trial and error) but, for example, how do I know that
/usr/bin/ls ...
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Linux /proc/pid/status on Windows?
I use /proc/pid/status on Linux to find out the memory usage and process status.
Is it possible to do the same thing on Windows?
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Windows 7 x64: 3900mb of 4gb RAM usage, even when (almost) nothing running
As the title suggests, I am having a problem with memory usage.
I have had my computer (Vaio AW11Z/B laptop) for over a year now, and it was running perfectly until I guess a day or two ago. Now ...
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ffmpeg encoding on QuadCore
I am trying to push my server's CPU cores to the max, but no success.
Encoding 2-pass style, set my "-threads" to 128 . When running 2nd pass , the CPU seems to be at 98% usage, but first pass run ...
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How to calculate power/energy taken by computer and screen [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watt?
I need to investigate how much power my linux machine uses per week. I can take a look at the PSU but I would ...
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Will An External Audio Interface Reduce CPU Load?
I am considering buying a very-low-latency audio interface like this one. One question is if it will reduce CPU load (I'm at about 60%+ and my Macbook has 2.4ghz and 4gigs ram) during intensive audio ...
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Ubuntu: Memory Leak
I'm having trouble finding from where this memory leak is occurring. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on a Dell XPS M1530. I have 3GB of ram and I'm finding after about an hour or so of use top shows me ...
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High RAM usage, not seen in task manager
I am using Windows 7 64-bit 7600, with 4Gb of RAM.
I have a serious problem, since something uses a lot of RAM(3.94Gb) and I see "stairs" in taskmanager, it rises to +3Gb RAM and it drops to about 2Gb ...
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Is the Gill Sans font free to use?
Does it require licensing fees? Or can I freely add it to an application?
How about its variants?
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Low CPU usage but High fan speed [closed]
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CPU Fan is Loud, but the Temperature is OK (I Think)
The problem I am facing is the CPU fan rotates with high speed even though the CPU usage is very low, less than 10%.
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Windows 7 Reading Proper Disk Usage Statistics on Mounted Volumes
I'm running Windows 7 with 2 x 1.5 TBYTE Drives. The second internal drive is setup as a mounted volume as C:\Archives
Clicking computer icon in Windows Explorer, it only shows capacity stats for C: ...
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How do I free virtual memory in Ubuntu?
Current statistics affirm that:
100Mb of RAM are used out of 312Mb and 31Mb of Virtual Mem are used too.
Anyway I can stop the OS from using virtual memory instead of RAM? I know that this ...
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Reduce disk space used by Windows 7?
Does anyone have any tips on reducing the space used by Windows 7? So far I've got:
Emtpy Recycle Bin
Run Disk Cleanup Wizard
Use 'Programs & Features' control panel to uninstall unneeded ...
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Mac OS X - detect file system read
I want to know what files a specific application is trying to access on my disk. I know that you can use fs_usage, but this outputs events from all applications. I know that you can target a single ...
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How does a company proxy server act in reporting internet usage of employees?
Our company recently set up a proxy server. As far as I understand, they want to apply some access policies to undesired sites, and log/audit the usage of the internet and generate employee internet ...
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Why is my Asus P5PL2-E using 640MB of RAM (out of 4GB)? [closed]
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Windows XP and RAM 3.5GB+
I've recently installed 4GB of RAM on my server, which is running Windows XP SP2 32-bit and My Computer showed that only 3.37GB were installed. ...
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video card performance monitoring?
Is there a 'top' like command for monitoring the GPU and memory usage of a video card? I am most interested in Linux commands, but and OS would be interesting.
I strongly suspect that for a group of ...
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Offline tracking software similar to Wakoopa?
Does anyone know of similar tracking software to Wakoopa? I would like to have an offline version of this great software. Any suggestions?
P.S. - Reason why I want offline version, because I don't ...
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Is there a tree size like utility for ftp sites?
Is there a utility that can walk the directory structure of a remote ftp site and display size information. Ideally something like windirstat, but for ftp sites rather than local disks
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How can I get more info on high-CPU rundll32.exe process?
I recently clean-installed Win7 on my HP8530. Everything works well most of the time, but for the last few days, every morning after my computer has been idle overnight, I find that rundll32.exe is ...
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Windows 7 Via Hyperion 4-1 drivers
I have a clean install of Win 7 on some relatively old hardware. Everything works pretty well however my cpu is pegged at 100% most of the time. Task Manager shows srvchost as being a main culprit ...
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Cpu usage in the output of top
I am looking at the output of top.
top - 16:11:19 up 31 days, 2:37, 10 users, load average: 17.01, 16.99, 17.00
Tasks: 470 total, 18 running, 452 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
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free memory of a linux server: percentage or size value
When trying to evaluate the usage of memory and get the free memory size, which one is considered more proper, percentage or size value? Compared to CPU usage, I know people use load average divided ...
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Am I running out of RAM here?
This is me running out of RAM ( according to me )
Green shows "Free" memory 16 mb
Blue shows "inactive" memory,
Does this means I'm running out of RAM? Or just that I don't have more available ...
