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Computer systems typically include many application programs which enable uses to perform a wide range of tasks. The application programs are generally stored on high-capacity memory devices, such as hard drives. Many of these high-capacity memory devices are slow relative to other components of com

Computer systems typically include many application programs which enable uses to perform a wide range of tasks. The application programs are generally stored on high-capacity memory devices, such as hard drives. Many of these high-capacity memory devices are slow relative to other components of computer system and thus noticeably reduce the overall performance, particularly during start of application programs. One way of improving performance is to organize application programs in memory devices so that often-used application programs are stored in areas that are faster to access or otherwise have less effect on computer performance. Unfortunately, there is no convenient way of keeping track of how often each application program is used. Accordingly, the inventors devised an operating system that logs, or records, certain information every time an application program is started. The log ultimately provides a convenient measure of how frequently application programs are used. Another facet of the invention includes using the log to reorganize how application programs are stored in a memory device.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of reorganizing a memory storing two or more application programs, the method comprising:determining relative frequencies of use for the two or more application programs, with at least one of the application programs having a greater frequency of use than one o

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method of reorganizing a memory storing two or more application programs, the method comprising:determining relative frequencies of use for the two or more application programs, with at least one of the application programs having a greater frequency of use than one or more of the other application programs; andreorganizing the two or more application programs in the memory based on relative frequencies of use of the application program.