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    +1 for Linux with a lightweight window manager. They make a big difference on ancient machines (I set one up for my daughter not long ago). If you've got dual drives that gives you some options: running swap on a separate (fast) volume to everything else can help too, but OTOH you may want your file access to be off the SSD if that's a limit
    – Chris H
    Commented May 4, 2021 at 8:57
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    Linux will run fine on a system with only 32MB of RAM Uh, just no - not if OP needs "...heavy multitasking like MySQL, Spring Tool Suite, NPM, Atom, Postman, Docker and Firefox. Not to forget PDF reader, Spreadsheet etc." Linux can run on a postage stamp if you like, but no amount of fanboy enthusiasm can conjure a modern workstation out of a 30 year-old mess of transistors.
    – J...
    Commented May 4, 2021 at 15:42
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    @J... I’m not arguing about their particular workload, but in general, hence my comment about such systems being useful only for single-purpose embedded systems. Commented May 4, 2021 at 17:09
  • @AustinHemmelgarn Thanks for the guidance and suggestions. The best is think for this machine is, to keep it for pdf reading. Commented May 4, 2021 at 17:16
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    @Chris H I tried that earlier, I did make a difference on application load time, but again same sloppy performance when you try to work on them. Commented May 4, 2021 at 17:18