Excessive RAM usage

[Nick Neuburg]

For a while now I've been dealing with my computers RAM usage being really high for what's open. I've tried resetting my computer which fixes it but keeping personal files (which is probably why it keeps happening.) I have reset it twice and both times after about 6 months the problem comes back. I was wondering if there was any easy way to fix it without resetting.

[Sjaakie]

What program is hoarding the memory? Click on the memory tab to sort it on usage (the one in the second screenshot with 47% above it)

[Nick Neuburg]

none of them account for it. I'll bet not even added up.

[Nick Neuburg]

13 minutes ago, Sjaakie said:

What program is hoarding the memory? Click on the memory tab to sort it on usage (the one in the second screenshot with 47% above it)

^

 

[shoutingsteve]

Maybe I just subscribe to the old school which says "RAM you aren't using is RAM you are wasting"

47% isn't the end of the world.  Is it actually causing performance problems?

[Nick Neuburg]

5 minutes ago, shoutingsteve said:

Maybe I just subscribe to the old school which says "RAM you aren't using is RAM you are wasting"

47% isn't the end of the world.  Is it actually causing performance problems?

Occasionally I'll be playing a game and it will lag because my computer is using all 32 gigs but that's rare

[shoutingsteve]

5 hours ago, Nick Neuburg said:

Occasionally I'll be playing a game and it will lag because my computer is using all 32 gigs but that's rare

See, now THAT is when we want to see the readout for RAM usage.

[GeorgeMKane]

19 hours ago, Nick Neuburg said:

none of them account for it. I'll bet not even added up.

Try closing Chrome.

[Nick Neuburg]

18 hours ago, shoutingsteve said:

See, now THAT is when we want to see the readout for RAM usage.

It's rare for that to happen but the only difference is that the game I'm playing uses more like 8 gigs.