Date: 22 Dec 2004 19:36:16 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Tim <Niy@extacy.homeip.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Top loses memory over time? Memory leak? Message-ID: <44fz1xdf5r.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <41CA0452.1080300@extacy.homeip.net> References: <41CA0452.1080300@extacy.homeip.net>
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Tim <Niy@extacy.homeip.net> writes: > This machine sat unattended all day. What could be causing the drastic > drop in Free memory? Is this normal? When I actually use the machine, > it's even worse... Almost all of my RAM goes from Free to other > various states, Mostly Inactive, even after I've closed all the > programs I've had open, rather quickly (maybe an hour or two) See the FAQ, but basically the answer is "Free memory is wasted memory."
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