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What that means ? 11mb free means im running out of RAM ?



What that means ? 26mb free means im running out of RAM ?

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No need to post twice with the same question.

You really need to explain more what you're doing & what applications you're running. It's pretty impossible to tell you what's going on with the information given.

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Maybe start here.

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You shouldn't be installing widgets like iStat if you don't know what RAM means. But its great that you're educating yourself!
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