You're right, I didn't give a straight answer. Alive will use the CPU and the disk, but your computer won't be crawling nor crushed. And when you're done, just

You're right, I didn't give a straight answer. Alive will use the CPU and the disk, but your computer won't be crawling nor crushed. And when you're done, just click the button to stop Alive, and it will stop - for real.