How to check how much memory or ram you have in your Windows computer

This is a short video on how to check how much memory (also called RAM) that you have in your Windows computer.

[MajorWhoopAss]

Thanks, bud. i forgot for a moment i could YouTube the answer. lol

[kc-zdir]

Thanks very much for the help - a lot of people forget that not EVERYONE is tech savvy... much appreciated :)

[dampergoldenrod]

Put the cursor over the square Windows icon in the lower left screen, right click, choose system. This is for Windows 10.

[emmanuelarao]

hey! there! i have 8gb installed(1.71gb usable), as i seen on the properties.. what's the meaning of 1.71gb usable?? pls. help.. i experience a couple of minutes when opening a browser, window..

[viswanathsubramani]

is it the space left or total space in the computer

[howtwos]

That you have a 32 bit version of the Windows Operating System. 32-Bit can only support up to 3.2 GB of ram, while 64 bit can support ridiculous amounts.

[ShiToka]

hey bro. it says 3.63 usable so what does that mean? i only have 470 mb ram or 3gb

[DownhillAllTheWay]

I have spent some time looking for how to find out how much *_AVAILABLE_* memory I have (not intstalled memory).
I'm writing programs for my grandson using Microsoft MakeCode, and I think the interpreter has a memory leak. When I start, it runs fine, but after an hour's development, it starts to run slower and slower, till it is almost completely bogged down. Then if I exit MakeCode and FireFox and restart them, it all runs fine again.
The problem is that picking up the strings again in MakeCode takes a while, with extra modules to reload manually etc.
I would really like to see if my available memory is getting less and less. How can I see it?
(I'm on Windows-7, and the laptop has 8GB memory)

[xXTUZXxX]

thanks i was to much of an idiot to look so thanks alot xD

[AhmedKhan-vmmf]

I am watching this video after 11 years😂😂

[howtwos]

It depends on how much total hard drive space you have. You should always have at least 20-30% of your hard drive free. So if you have 1 TB (1000 GB) total, and only have 233 GB left, then you should start thinking about freeing up some space, but if you have a 250 GB hard drive and have 233 GB free then you have nothing to worry about.

[howtwos]

8 GB is plenty for a normal user, such as web browsing, gaming, and word processing. If you are heavy into CAD, graphics processing, or 3D rendering, it could slow down a bit. You can see how much of your ram you are using at any point in time by opening up the task manager, and going to the performance tab. In the memory box on the side as long as it isn't maxed out then you should be fine.

[huade]

ty i needed to now how much to now how much ram i have ty ty ty

[howtwos]

It's misleading about how it says that, it's nothing to worry about. Basically, you have 4 Gigabytes of ram, which is plenty in normal circumstances. But if you're doing a lot of video editing and things it could speed it up a little if you added more ram.

[cartooncharacter]

A GMOD server says i need more memory but i have 5.60 Ram left Can anyone help??

[howtwos]

It's reccomended to have at least 2 GB, but it will run a little better with 4 GB.

[toneymc]

Mine says 4.00 GB (3.84 usable GB) .. am I good or almost gone?

[sunscreeneater]

Im out of memory and i literallt cant open anything, please can someone help 😢

[Mr_raqi]

SORRY I MEAN HOW TO KNOW WHAT RAM HAVE I GOT THIS IS CAN BE HACKED BY SOFTWARE THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS FROM THE TASK MANAGER WHEN YOU RUN A GAME OR TWO THE RAM WILL WORD AND THE TASK MANAGER GRAPH WILL SHOW :)

[km]

at least i can check my monster pc ram