User's Manual

The Optimization Status
The Optimization Status uses a graph and associated notifications to show you how extensively you are already
using the options of TuneUp Utilities to increase performance and maintain the system and what potential for
optimization still remains.
You can find the TuneUp Optimization Status on the TuneUp Utilities Start Center next to the PC optimization
mode area. The Optimization Status is your personal indicator of optimization progress, i.e. it shows you how
well you are already using TuneUp Utilities and where there is still potential to optimize your system further.
The Graph
In the graph, the blue sections on the left represent the modules you have used to make your optimization prog-
ress so far, and the dark gray area on the right represents open optimization options. A message is assigned to
every section of the graph: the figures in the white boxes next to Completed optimizations stand for messages
about optimizations that you have already carried out. And the figures next to Unused potential represent mes-
sages about the optimization potential that can still be exploited.
Messages
Above the graph, you can see the current messages about optimizations already completed and about untapped
potential. If you click on the blue underlined text in the messages under Unused potential, this opens the pre-
cise TuneUp Utilities module that you can use to achieve the unused potential.
By clicking on the figures, you can click through the individual messages. If you click on the white box with the
blue lines, the window containing the overview of all Optimization Status messages opens. This displays a com-
plete overview with all of the current messages on both the Completed optimizations and Unused potential
areas together with the corresponding graph sections and figures.
Even if your system is perfectly optimized today, anything could change tomorrow that could present
areas for optimization, e.g. the installation of new programs or a change to system settings. Pay atten-
tion to the messages on unused potential in order to keep your system optimized for the long term and
therefore maintain a good Optimization Status.
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