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Originally Posted by optogeek
I'm not convinced. When I kill all the running processes, it shows that my available memory increases. In addition, I notice that the animation on the task bar coming down is SIGNIFICANTLY improved after I kill all these "background" processes that were eating that memory. This issue needs to be addressed.
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*NIX systems handle memory differently. Just because an app has memory reserved does not mean it is actively using it. it could be available to other processes. this is an excerpt from OS X Activity Monitor
Here is an explanation of some of the information displayed at the bottom of the memory pane:
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Wired: Wired memory contains information that must always stay in RAM
Active: Active memory that contains information that is actively being used.
Inactive: Inactive memory contains information that is not actively being used Leaving this information in RAM is to your advantage if you (or a client of your computer) come back to it later.
Used: Used memory is being used by a process.
Used memory is the sum of wired, active, and inactive memory. If the system requires memory it takes free memory before used memory.
Free: Free memory is not being used and is immediately available.
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