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BigChiefS4 t1_iy4d7du wrote

Reply to comment by Donno_Nemore in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123

This is a huge pet peeve of mine. My non-computer illiterate friends me ask me, “How can I clear up my memory? It’s full.”

You can’t. You can’t clear up memory like you do with storage. Memory and storage are two distinct things. They don’t understand the difference.

Most of my friends don’t ask me computer questions anymore because I get all pedantic on them.

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iswedlvera t1_iy4fawc wrote

You can 100% clear up memory by closing all those chrome tabs.

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BigChiefS4 t1_iy4fm5s wrote

Memory, yes. Storage, no.

OP is conflating memory and storage. He says memory but means storage.

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Magic_Neil t1_iy4ja6g wrote

Yeah, this bugs the bejesus out of me too. I can only assume it’s because “it’s all gigs”, but you’d think that eventually people would figure out the nomenclature of memory vs drive space or disk space or storage of F’n whatever.

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