memory issue...

eliehass

eliehass


Joined
Jul 3, 2007
Messages
849
Reaction score
14
Points
18
Your Mac's Specs
iMac Core i5(3.6 GHz) 8 GB RAM, MBP C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 4 GB RAM, MB C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM
I'm just wondering, I have 2 gigabytes of RAM but sometimes when I have next to no apps running my activity monitor says I have between 5 to 20 MB of RAM free... does this make sense at all? Maybe I just dont understand the difference between active, in active and free. I know active means my comp is using the RAM and free means just that, its free, but whats inactive? And why is all my RAM inactive?
 
cwa107

cwa107


Retired Staff
Joined
Dec 20, 2006
Messages
27,042
Reaction score
812
Points
113
Location
Lake Mary, Florida
Your Mac's Specs
14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
eliehass said:
I'm just wondering, I have 2 gigabytes of RAM but sometimes when I have next to no apps running my activity monitor says I have between 5 to 20 MB of RAM free... does this make sense at all? Maybe I just dont understand the difference between active, in active and free. I know active means my comp is using the RAM and free means just that, its free, but whats inactive? And why is all my RAM inactive?
Click to expand...


This should answer all of your questions...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107918
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top