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2012-09-07 , 19:54
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Originally Posted by dagee04 View Post
Is there a command or app that can show me which application or process is causing my memory to constantly drain?? My memory keeps draining and my UI slows down. I have to keep using drop cache to clear it up. If I can know the application or process I can kill it. Help?
I use the (classic) command line utility "top" to list the programs that are using the most CPU or memory. And yes, there are lots and lots of other programs available, both command-line and gui based.