Is this normal?

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

I was looking at resource manager and I noticed I have a large amount of memory currently in use while all I have open is Google Chrome: http://prntscr.com/fgb6ba
As well as hardly any free memory, is this normal or should I be concerned?

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

yep normal, the standby stuff is things that have been loaded to memory in case they might be needed, if you go and load something into memory that it hasn't guessed at then it'll overwrite some standby, which will cost no additional time. Your real 'free' memory, i.e. memory available for your next purpose is standby + free.

elbert · Jun 5, 2017

Try ccleaner to see its fixes any issues.
http://download.cnet.com/windows/

Barty1884 · Jun 5, 2017

4GB in use between OS, some programs (CCCleaner etc are all showing there in reserve) and Chrome with more than a couple of tabs open doesnt seem overly unreasonable.

Your screenshot doesn't actually show Chrome's usage specifically -which would be good to see.

Disable anything unnecessary from the startup tab too.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

That makes a lot of sense XD, thank you. I only started worrying cause I got a random out of memory error message earlier :/ because of Chrome apparently (I had two windows of Chrome open with multiple tabs in both)

This was the error in the event log: http://prntscr.com/fgbao6

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

Barty1884 :

Here is the processes tab with Chrome's usage: http://prntscr.com/fgbb1r

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

elbert :

There's nothing wrong, 4GB running windows + chrome is not that unusual, 3.5GB on standby and 0.5GB free, is fine.

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

Codelyoko373 :

13thmonkey :

That makes a lot of sense XD, thank you. I only started worrying cause I got a random out of memory error message earlier :/ because of Chrome apparently (I had two windows of Chrome open with multiple tabs in both)

This was the error in the event log: http://prntscr.com/fgbao6

how big is your pagefile?

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Codelyoko373 :

how big is your pagefile?

Pagefile?

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

OK if you've not touched it, it probably on auto.

Start menu > advanced (view advanced system settings) > advanced > performance > advanced > virtual memory. And see what it's set up as, increase it if it is static. However your screen shot indicated some massive numbers, so it might have been a glitch.

My resource monitor shows: 5649 in use, 9682 standby, 921 free with just chrome and some residual stuff open from working all day.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

It seems I have messed with it before though I don't remember when, this is the pagefile: http://prntscr.com/fgbe26

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

1.5 times the system ram is a good number at the lower ends, you're mid range so maybe 1x or 1.25x system ram, personally, like you, I'd block out a set amount, for a hdd it stops it fragmenting, on an SSD it stops it growing out of control.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

So you want me to lower the Initial and Maximum Size?

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

no, raise it to around 10,000, i.e. 10GB, currently you are at 5.6GB.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Is the number I set originally the reason I got that Out of memory message then?

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

yep, you'd consumed that 5.6GB and was getting close to running out.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Well I did it: http://prntscr.com/fgbqs5

Though Windows crashed for about 3 minutes when I did it

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

Codelyoko373 :

Reboot, see what happens.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Well not crashed, just stopped responding, It's working now though.

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

Codelyoko373 :

13thmonkey :

Well not crashed, just stopped responding, It's working now though.

It had to write a large file, very large. That should stop the memory issues.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Codelyoko373 :

It had to write a large file, very large. That should stop the memory issues.

Is it going to cause other problems though? I doubt it will but just asking

13thmonkey · Jun 5, 2017

Codelyoko373 :

13thmonkey :

Is it going to cause other problems though? I doubt it will but just asking

No, only problems if reduced too small or switched off.

Codelyoko373 · Jun 5, 2017

13thmonkey :

Codelyoko373 :

No, only problems if reduced too small or switched off.

Thank you very much

. I'm just wondering though, does Chrome automatically use virtual memory or something because surely it would of used my RAM instead?

13thmonkey · Jun 6, 2017

It'll only use virtual when you are close to being out of real. If it doesn't happen again i'd be happy as is.

Is this normal?

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