Hello George, I'm Quinn, and I'm happy to help you.
Have you tried using "Task Manager" to monitor the RAM usage? Keep an eye out for slow, steady growth in memory usage that doesn't decrease over time. This is a typical indication of a memory leak.
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Iv been dealing with a memory leak for months now and i cant seem to find the program/app thats causing it.
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Anonymous
2024-08-14T06:01:51+00:00 so im not seeing any program gain more memory usage, the overall memory usage just increases over time
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Quinn.HP 6,010 Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-08-14T06:58:57+00:00 Hello George
If overall memory usage is increasing without a clear culprit, check system services/background processes in Task Manager's 'Details' tab. For deeper analysis, use' Resource Monitor', and go to the “Memory” tab. Observe the “Hard Faults/sec” and “Commit” to see if there are any unusual patterns or high memory usage. Additionally, check the Event Viewer for memory-related errors. Let me know if you're still having trouble and we can explore other options.