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macOS - Operating System
Abnormal RAM usage when all main applications are closed
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1509156" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>There is nothing unusual there. Current memory in use is ~1.5 GB - the total of Wired and Active.</p><p>You should find that is approx the same as will be used after a re-boot.</p><p></p><p>Inactive contains stuff that has recently been used by the memory so that if you want to start the same thing again, it launches/runs much faster and does not need to be re-loaded into memory. However, Inactive memory can be used by anything and should be considered as Free memory for your purposes. And, it's done this since I started using Macs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1509156, member: 24160"] There is nothing unusual there. Current memory in use is ~1.5 GB - the total of Wired and Active. You should find that is approx the same as will be used after a re-boot. Inactive contains stuff that has recently been used by the memory so that if you want to start the same thing again, it launches/runs much faster and does not need to be re-loaded into memory. However, Inactive memory can be used by anything and should be considered as Free memory for your purposes. And, it's done this since I started using Macs. [/QUOTE]
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