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Windows 10 Memory Leak?

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Seems weird that it happens on the daily though....

the computer will put things into ram, when it needs more, itll free it up and use it again.  sometimes things just sit in memory for a while.  unless you're actually running out and its throttling somehow, its not something to worry about.

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In the last month I have noticed that all my ram is being used up by something. I often have a bunch of things open, so I am use to using 8GB or even 10GB at a time. I noticed that when I close everything my computer is still using like 10GB of ram on something that doesn't show in task manager. I have checked already and all 16GB of memory is being detected (at least from what I have seen). If I restart my computer it goes back to normal usage of like 3GB when nothing is open. The next day I will notice that my computer is using 8GB on nothing again. Is this some sort of memory leak in Windows 10? Is one of my ram sticks toasted?

 

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restart your computer more often, its not a memory leak. its just how computers work

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Just now, mpsparrow said:

Seems weird that it happens on the daily though....

the computer will put things into ram, when it needs more, itll free it up and use it again.  sometimes things just sit in memory for a while.  unless you're actually running out and its throttling somehow, its not something to worry about.

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The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.

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8 minutes ago, Tsuki said:

the computer will put things into ram, when it needs more, itll free it up and use it again.  sometimes things just sit in memory for a while.  unless you're actually running out and its throttling somehow, its not something to worry about.

Okay. It hasn't throttled at all yet, so I guess everything is fine.

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