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rocky63


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Activity monitor shows my 4GB iMac is consistently using over 3.95 GB of memory. Any thoughts/suggestions?
 
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rocky63 said:
Any thoughts/suggestions?
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Without any additional info...the obvious answer is don't open so many apps at the same time.

If this isn't the case...then there may be a misunderstanding between "active" and "inactive" ram.

- Nick
 
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Are you using Mavericks? If so it uses Memory Compression and reports the usage differently than OSX ever has before. Even when it says all my ram is used the machine still seems snappy. It's very different than Lion and Mountain Lion.
 
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Mine was the same way. I added an extra 4 g of RAM which made absolutely no difference in speed. Apple somehow manages RAM very well, so adding more RAM may be totally unnecessary, even if it seems to be a RAM hog. In fact right now, I have 4 and 1/2 Gs "used" with only 5 tabs running and nothing else crazy going on (usage).
 

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