Half the 8G ram used

[AndyDandy1]

Hi,

Is there a reason half my 8G ram is being used without anything open on a new mac?

Anyone have the cliff notes explanation for this?

I really appreciate it.

 

[deeddawg]

Post a screenshot of your Activity Monitor memory tab if you want something more substantial than random guesses.

 

[chrfr]

Hi,

Is there a reason half my 8G ram is being used without anything open on a new mac?

Anyone have the cliff notes explanation for this?

I really appreciate it.

The operating system keeps files cached in memory to improve performance.