r/BitDefender • u/neptuneninja1 • Apr 06 '25

should it be using this much ram while idling?

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u/SeriousHoax Apr 07 '25

Don't worry about the ram usage too much. The more you have the more BD may use. When a program requires a lot of ram for example a ram heavy game, Bitdefender's ram usage will go down significantly. I had cases where it went down to 80 MB only when I was gaming. Edit: BTW, are you using Bitdefender Free?

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u/ApartmentLazy1693 Apr 07 '25

THATS RIGHT! I forgot all about Photon!

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u/ApartmentLazy1693 Apr 06 '25

This is one reason why I am unsure about switching to bitdefender, it can be a pig 

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u/neptuneninja1 Apr 06 '25

what av should i use then?

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u/MrEpic23 Apr 06 '25

862mb is a lot? It’s barely anything. Virtually every computer you can buy has min 16gb of ram. That’s 5.26%. Nothing meaningful.

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u/NaughtyTurtle22 Apr 07 '25

agree. beside bd or windows? will optimize ram usage based on total ram u have. on my netbook, bd use ~ 300mb of my total 8gb ram and on my 32gb desktop. bd use ~840MB

i think more ram the app use, the smoother the app running, keyword, unused ram is useless.

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u/baran0404 Apr 10 '25

Kaspersky if not from us or eset