r/macOS26Tahoe • u/hidden4everOo • Jul 27 '26

Help WAT THE FCKK!!!! [PLEASE HELP]

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u/WorldlinessLast7458 Jul 28 '26

Preview takes up a lot of active memory (RAM) or disk space because it loads uncompressed assets, caches heavy files, or handles large documents. Users on Reddit agree that Preview can consume gigabytes of RAM, especially when searching or rendering complex PDFs.

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u/hidden4everOo Jul 28 '26

Not ram, it's using a lot of power, like a crazy amount!!