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###Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor

Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor

from support.apple.com gives a detailed explanation about the different "types" of RAM.

  • Free memory: This is RAM that's not being used.

  • Wired memory: Information in this memory can't be moved to the hard disk, so it must stay in RAM. The amount of Wired memory depends on the applications you are using.

  • Active memory: This information is currently in memory, and has been recently used.

  • Inactive memory: This information in memory is not actively being used, but was recently used.

  • Used: This is the total amount of memory used.

###Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor

from support.apple.com gives a detailed explanation about the different "types" of RAM.

  • Free memory: This is RAM that's not being used.

  • Wired memory: Information in this memory can't be moved to the hard disk, so it must stay in RAM. The amount of Wired memory depends on the applications you are using.

  • Active memory: This information is currently in memory, and has been recently used.

  • Inactive memory: This information in memory is not actively being used, but was recently used.

  • Used: This is the total amount of memory used.

Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor

from support.apple.com gives a detailed explanation about the different "types" of RAM.

  • Free memory: This is RAM that's not being used.

  • Wired memory: Information in this memory can't be moved to the hard disk, so it must stay in RAM. The amount of Wired memory depends on the applications you are using.

  • Active memory: This information is currently in memory, and has been recently used.

  • Inactive memory: This information in memory is not actively being used, but was recently used.

  • Used: This is the total amount of memory used.

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###Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor

from support.apple.com gives a detailed explanation about the different "types" of RAM.

  • Free memory: This is RAM that's not being used.

  • Wired memory: Information in this memory can't be moved to the hard disk, so it must stay in RAM. The amount of Wired memory depends on the applications you are using.

  • Active memory: This information is currently in memory, and has been recently used.

  • Inactive memory: This information in memory is not actively being used, but was recently used.

  • Used: This is the total amount of memory used.