See How Much RAM is Installed in Your Mac
Matt Cone September 4, 2021 Tutorials Mac Hardware
Do you know how much RAM is installed in your Mac? You should. RAM, or random access memory, stores the code and instructions for macOS and any applications open on your Mac. The more RAM you have, the more applications you can have open at once. Knowing how much RAM you have installed in your Mac is an important piece of information that could change how you use your computer.
Here’s how to check how much RAM you have installed:
From the Apple menu, select About This Mac. The window shown below appears.
The amount of memory installed in your computer is displayed.
The RAM modules in most Mac can’t be upgraded, but you can monitor your Mac’s memory usage and quit open applications to free up more memory.
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