HTG Explains: Why It’s Good That Your Computer’s RAM Is Full

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Published on Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:00:10 GMT Indexed on 2012/11/05 17:06 UTC
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Is Windows, Linux, Android, or another operating system using a lot of RAM? Don’t panic! Modern operating systems use RAM as a file cache to speed things up. Assuming your computer is performing well, there’s nothing to worry about.

While it may seem counterintuitive to those of us who remember our computers always being starved for RAM, high RAM usage means your RAM is being put to good use. Empty RAM is wasted RAM.

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