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How to Allocate more RAM To Minecraft



How to allocate more RAM to Minecraft

You have some RAM left, but Minecraft doesn't use it? In this tutorial, you will learn an easy way to give more RAM to Minecraft.



If you're a Minecraft player, you may have noticed that your game uses only a small amount of RAM. However, if you install mods that improve the game's performance or to enhance gameplay, for instance, the addition of new objects, mobs, or world generators, it could cause the game to stop instantly. This is because the game needs more RAM than you have.



Minecraft is developed in Java therefore you need to have both the standard 32-bit and 64-bit version installed in Java to increase the available RAM of the game.



Increasing the RAM available for Minecraft is easy, but you should consider the RAM of your device since you shouldn't give up more than 50% of the memory on your device. You should not give up more than 2GB to a computer that has 4GB RAM.



Do you need to allocate more RAM to use Shaders? Read this comprehensive article on how to install Shaders in Minecraft.





How to allocate more RAM to Minecraft

In this article I will show you how to increase the RAM utilized by Minecraft step by step in the most recent Minecraft launcher version currently.



If you have an older Minecraft launcher version or use an alternative launcher to the official, you can follow the same process however, you'll need to locate the arguments options yourself.



Let's begin without further delay.





Step 1: Verify Available Memory

This is the first step. However, if you know the amount of memory your computer has, you are able to proceed to the next step.



Open the File Explorer, right-click on This Computer and then in the menu, click Properties






A new window will appear and you will must navigate to the section System. You will be able to see the available memory on your computer under the section Installed memory (RAM)



Now, one thing you need to be aware of is that you shouldn't use too much memory in Minecraft.






Some recommended option is using the entire memory. In this instance I will use 2GB of my 4GB Ram.
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Step 2: Allocate More Memory

In these steps, I will guide you on how to increase the RAM on Minecraft using the official launcher.



1. Start the Minecraft Launcher and login into your account.


2. Navigate to the

Installations

Tab


3. Click the link to view the most recent release list

Three dots button

To open the menu, click

Edit



4. You will need to click at the bottom of the Edit Installation window.

More Options



5. Now, locate the cursor within this section.

JVM ARGUMENTS



6. You'll need to modify argument -Xmx2G according to the amount of memory you want to allocate. You can change the argument -Xmx2G to 8GB if your plan is to use it in the following manner as follows:"-Xmx8G"


7. Click on the

Save

button to apply the changes. Now you can click the Play button to start Minecraft


8. Once you are in the game, verify that you have allotted the memory by pressing F3.




Conclusions

Minecraft is a great game with a variety of mods you can install within it, however, if you do this you could face some RAM issues because, by default, the game has only allocated 2GB of RAM.



With this tutorial you'll be able add more RAM to this game and continue to play Minecraft without issues.



If you need assistance with Minecraft issues, look these other articles:



How to Fix Unable to Update The Minecraft Native Launcher


Fix io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedConnectException on Minecraft




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