Yes. Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being usedOn the Activity Monitor graph, I'm curious as to the difference between free memory and inactive memory: isn't "inactive" the same as free memory in the sense that it's available to use?
On the Activity Monitor graph, I'm curious as to the difference between free memory and inactive memory: isn't "inactive" the same as free memory in the sense that it's available to use?
Did you read the link I posted? It answers your question.Thx! So if "inactive" is basically "free" to be used, why the distinction?
Read the rest of the description to find out what inactive memory is."Inactive memory is available for use by another application, just like Free memory." So, what am I missing?
Thx! So if "inactive" is basically "free" to be used, why the distinction?
Thx! So if "inactive" is basically "free" to be used, why the distinction?