Free app Memory Clean lets you monitor your Mac’s memory usage and will clean it automatically or when asked. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services.

As with any circuit board component, the gold contacts at the bottom of your desktop or laptop computer's RAM modules must be clean and free of debris in order to maintain a solid connection. If your ...

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a ...

OS X: Your Mac likes to cache things in your "free" RAM so if you need them later you can load them quickly. This might be nice sometimes, but if you need to free up a lot of memory for a particular ...

If you're having PC memory issues, you might assume clearing your RAM's cache might sound like it'll make your PC run faster. But be careful, because it can actually slow it down and is unlikely to ...

When your computer freezes occasionally, web pages refuse to load, and some programs fail to startup, chances are your system is losing out on memory. Under such situations, Memory Optimizers may help ...

RAM is an essential component of a computer. It is a volatile memory that stores all the CPU calculations required to run an app or software. If RAM is damaged, you cannot run your computer. There are ...