OSXFAQ – Technical News and Support for Mac OS X
Memory Monitor show the memory usage under Mac OS X. There are 4 main components to memory usage based on the total amount of memory installed:
* Free Memory: This is memory available for use immediately by an application or the system.
* InActive Memory: This is memory that has been used, and could be used again if needed. Swappable.
* Active Memory: This is memory currently in use. Swappable.
* Wired Memory: This is memory currently in use. UnSwappable.
I was wondering what the difference was between free and inactive memory under OS X.