Something is eating up my RAM and I can't find it.


  1. somedood
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    Something is eating up my RAM and I can't find it.


    Everything started after I installed that goddamn Oracle Database Express Edition, and uninstalling apparently uninstalling it doesn't solve anything. With 8gb RAM, the memory usage is around 60-62% on idle (if you exclude Nordvpn), which is way too high. Some process obviously eats up my RAM and it won't even show up on Task Manager window. Windows 7 had an option to show all processes in Task Manager window, so why Windows 10 doesn't?

    The image below is a screenshot of Task Manager while my pc is on idle. I am getting desperate becuse I can't do the stuff I should be doing right now because of this bs. Please help me!

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  3. LMiller7
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    Post a screenshot of Task Manager- Performance tab showing the memory info. This is the place to start with memory problems.
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  4. somedood
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    Someone on Reddit found the source. It was Docker, so the solution was to simply turn off Docker... lol.
    I installed it like a month ago and have neither used, or learned to use it because I didn't get the chance. I have no idea why it started to eat up 2 gb of RAM all of a sudden.

    The reason Task Manager didn't show the process is because that Task Manager apparently doesn't show virtual memory, which Docker uses.
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  6. zbook
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    Please post the troubleshooting steps performed.
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  7. DemolitionDan
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    Try a clean install and dont install anything see if its using alot if not install 1 thing and see if that eats the ram and so on.. if then you prob find what it is.
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