High RAM use in Catalina

[megalaser]

Hi, Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing very high RAM use in Catalina? . . . I have a 2013 Mac Pro with 64GB RAM and with Mojave it used between 20-30GB in normal use (which I used to reduce by closing Safari tabs) and always keep an eye on it in activity monitor . . . With Catalina it's around up to 50GB with not much running and quitting things can drop it down to no less than about 28GB - so, using way more RAM than usual . . . .thanks

 

[Howard2k]

You can use activity monitor to see how your memory is being used by each OS to compare.

Using memory isn’t but necessarily a bad thing, if you have it then use it, but there’s obviously healthy usage and unhealthy usage. Activity Monitor will help you find which it is.

 

[dogslobber]

Probably debug builds.

 

[jerwin]

What process is responsible? Running Mojave, I've noticed that WindowServer gobbles a lot a memory.

 

[megalaser]

It actually seems to have improved a bit after a reboot . . . . I also had a total system freeze where only the mouse would move . . . (may have been related to something running out of control and also eating up RAM) . . .