minimizing windows for memory gain - Frees memory

[D Brousard]

There is a difference when minimizing windows from the
task bar or the active title bar. Minimized from the task
bar there is no difference in memory usage. Minimized
from the active window bar, memory usage drops
dramatically. When restored, memory usage is less then
prior to minimizing from the active title bar. Why the
difference? Also, since memory usage is important, how
can I "one click" active title bar minimize all the
windows ?

 

[David Jones]

The difference is probably due to the memory manager
trimming what is called the "working set" - the amount of
RAM actively allocated to each application.

However, when the OS becomes low on RAM, this happens
automatically. There is no need to do this manually.
RAM usage is only important if you're running out, and
the OS will do this trimming at that point.