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Old 08-02-2010, 09:17 PM   #636 (permalink)
Freebase Dali
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i have had this really annoying problem with my free ram. i have this nice program that keeps track of the amount of free ram i have and it has a function i can use that defrags/frees up ram(memturbo). quite often i have this problem where my free memory grows lower and lower incrementally until i have to restart to reset it. it must be some program that is fucked up. but i'm guessing the solution would be a pain in the ass(restarting, running programs i use frequently by themselves and watching the free ram counter and using the process of elimination to find the culprit). have an easier idea?
1 - Have you relied on anything else besides Memturbo to validate that your free memory is indeed getting smaller? (Very important question)
2 - What are you doing when this is happening (Browsing, downloading movies, watching movies, playing games, etc.)?
3 - How much RAM do you have?
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