Swap used 5GB - Can someone help me figure this thing out. I only used safari, notion and yt music. (alien.top)

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[-] bEDROch@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The "Swap" file does not do the same job as physical RAM. The "Swap" file is mainly concerned with providing a "Snapshot" to hibernate in case the computer goes to a stop. Then, it can also store excess temporary memory from RAM, but these days these are rare cases

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