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ruinne t1_itowe85 wrote

Reply to comment by iambluest in Memtest86+ Is Back! New Version Released After 9 Years | The ancient memory application has been re-written from scratch to support modern computer hardware. by chrisdh79

Please elaborate on how a software package that tests memory before any kind of OS is even loaded is supposed to help bring back user privacy.

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iambluest t1_itpnljb wrote

More information about what is using your memory.

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ruinne t1_itpomx3 wrote

Not correct. The task manager can do that.

Memtest can't show you what uses your memory because it doesn't run in userspace on the desktop. It only runs stress tests on RAM to make sure the modules can read and write data without errors.

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ragingninetails99 t1_itqja7v wrote

That's not what memtest is for.

It's supposed to test that your RAM physically works properly, nothing to do with what you put on it.

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