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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 make use of it? In this tutorial, you will discover a simple method to give more RAM to Minecraft.



If you're a Minecraft player, you may have noticed that you are using very little RAM. If you install mods that improve the game's performance or to enhance gameplay, such as adding new objects, mobs or world generators it could cause the game to close immediately. This is because the game requires more RAM than what you have.



Minecraft is developed in Java which means that you must have both the standard 32-bit and 64-bit version installed in Java so that you can increase the available RAM of the game.



Increasing the RAM available for Minecraft is easy, but you should consider the RAM of your device as you shouldn't give up more than half of the memory on your device. If you have a computer with 4GB of RAM you shouldn't give more than 2GB.



Do you want to allocate more RAM to run Shaders? Learn more about How to install Shaders in Minecraft.





How to allocate more RAM to Minecraft

In this guide, I will show you how to increase the RAM used by Minecraft step-by-step with the most recent Minecraft launcher version currently.



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



Let's begin without further delay.





Step 1: Check Available Memory

This should be your first step. However, if you know the amount of memory your computer has, you can move to the next step.



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






A new window will open and you will have to go to the section System. You can see the memory available on your computer under the section Installed memory (RAM)



One thing you need to take into account is to not use too much memory in Minecraft.






Half of your memory is a good choice. In this instance, I will use 2GB of my 4GB Ram.





Step 2: Allocate More Memory

On these steps, I'll show you how to increase the ram on Minecraft using the official launcher.



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


2. Navigate to the

Installations

Tab


3. Click on the link to see the latest release line

Three dots button

To open the menu, click

Edit



4. Plussoc In the Edit Installation window, you must go to the bottom and click on

More Options



5. Find the cursor in the section

JVM ARGUMENTS



6. It is necessary to alter the argument -Xmx2G to the amount of memory you want to allocate. If you're going to use 8GB of memory, you must change it as follows:"Xmx8G:


7. Click on the

Save

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


8. After you have played the game, you have to confirm that you have allocated memory by pressing F3




Conclusions

Minecraft is a thrilling game that has several mods that you can install within it, however, if you do this you could face some issues with RAM since by default, the game is only allocated 2GB.



By following this guide you will be able to add more RAM to this game and continue to play Minecraft without any issues.



If you need assistance with Minecraft problems, check 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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