Memory Being Used By...?

JRV

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I just installed a memory monitoring widget and it shows that 81 percent of my memory is being used. Is this normal? Are there anythings I can turn off? I currently have 512mb.
 
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Open up activity monitor to see what is using up your memory. (apps->utilities)
Widgets also use up a surprising amount of memory so I'd shut any you don't really need...
 
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JRV said:
I just installed a memory monitoring widget and it shows that 81 percent of my memory is being used. Is this normal? Are there anythings I can turn off? I currently have 512mb.
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Do you have a problem with used memory?

The best system is one that uses all of it's memory, CPU cycles and I/O bandwidth at all times, after all you want to get your moneys worth don't you?

Amen-Moses
 
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Like Amen-Moses stated you want to be using your memory and not the hard disk as memory (swap space).
 

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