So you’ve found moe.exe running on your Windows system, and have no idea  why it is using memory and CPU time.  You haven’t started it, so is it dangerous?

So What Is It?

Moe.exe is the Mesh Operating Environment, which is the core syncing engine for the new Windows Live Sync Beta, as well as the older Live Mesh.  The new Live Sync is based on Mesh technology, and still includes the same syncing engine.

So what does that mean?  Moe.exe is the application that synchronizes folders between your computers and online storage at SkyDrive. Even if you do not use the SkyDrive system, if you installed Windows Live Essentials Beta, it will be loaded.

You may notice it consuming a fair amount of CPU resources while it is syncing your files or checking for changes.  Unfortunately, Live Sync currently is slightly resource intensive.

Other applications that maybe loaded as well are WLSync, and WLRemoteClient.

The How-to-Geek website has a much more elaborate write up on MOE / Windows Live Sync, you can View the article at What is moe.exe and Why is it Running?)