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I'm using 64 GB MBP and it usually eats all that memory (mostly for caches, but it definitely exceeds 20 GB even for simple tasks like IDE + Safari). I guess ap
by vbezhenar 4y ago
I'm using 64 GB MBP and it usually eats all that memory (mostly for caches, but it definitely exceeds 20 GB even for simple tasks like IDE + Safari). I guess applications configure themselves differently according to max memory available.
- xuki 4y agoUnused memory is wasted memory.
- WhyNotHugo 4y agoJeez, and I complain when my IDE gets close to 1GB.
- tgv 4y agoAre you sure that isn’t file cache and such? The OS uses as much of it as it can.
- Zandikar 4y agoI've never understood this complaint that software uses all of the available memory and the implication that that is somehow a bad thing. That's the whole point of memory. To load up as much of the software or user data as possible into a fast-access cache to reduce wait times on paging to storage. I'd be concerned if my applications weren't using all that's available. That'd be a huge waste of money. That's a lot like buying a house then being mad when you actually use all of the rooms.
- vbezhenar 4y agoI definitely don't complain, I'm actually happy that this RAM is not wasted. Just wanted to provide data point which might be interesting for those who think how many RAM they need.