Mac mini 2020 eating memory...

[Matoki]

Why does my Mac mini 2020 eat up all memory running basic apps? I have 16g ram and with nothing but basic running there are only 400mb available! Any ideas ??? Thanks.

 

[Rck1984]

It's the way the OS and RAM should work. RAM not being used at all is useless RAM.

 

[LeeW]

Why does my Mac mini 2020 eat up all memory running basic apps? I have 16g ram and with nothing but basic running there are only 400mb available! Any ideas ??? Thanks.

Are you sure it is using ram for apps or is it using it for the system. If there is ram available it will use it for other tasks, often it will use it all, but when you start an app it will return the ram.

Look in the activity monitor, if it all appears to used in the 'cached files' section, then it is normal as above.

A good explanation of what is likely happening can be found here:

Help! Linux ate my RAM!

Yes, it's Linux, but the same thing.

 

[Matoki]

It's the way the OS and RAM should work. RAM not being used at all is useless RAM.

Oh, that's cool. Dankewell

 

[Matoki]

Are you sure it is using ram for apps or is it using it for the system. If there is ram available it will use it for other tasks, often it will use it all, but when you start an app it will return the ram.

Look in the activity monitor, if it all appears to used in the 'cached files' section, then it is normal as above.

A good explanation of what is likely happening can be found here:

Help! Linux ate my RAM!

Yes, it's Linux, but the same thing.

thank you