The machine has low memory available. It seems like the memory is being used by other browser tabs or applications. This may lead to slowness and other media quality issues. Read the full article to learn more.
| Code: | 10200 |
| Type: | Warning |
| Category: | Miscellaneous |
| Products: | qualityRTC |
| Message: | The machine has low memory available. It seems like the memory is being used by other browser tabs or applications. This may lead to slowness and other media quality issues. |
What is this about?
The device you are using has a low level of memory that is freely available. This means that the memory of the device is used by other applications or browser tabs that are open and there’s a good chance that the communication applications you need to use will be fighting over that available memory with other applications and systems.
Potential risks
- When memory is low, the device will usually start throttling. This is a process where short term memory is copied to and from the hard drive causing long delays in the operations of the applications.
- If your device seems slow and sluggish, especially when switching between applications, then there’s a high likelihood that you don’t have enough memory to handle all the applications you are trying to run in parallel.
- For voice and video meetings this can also cause slowness and degradation of media quality – up to the point of experiencing packet losses.
Suggested actions to take
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Make sure you aren’t running any applications you don’t need
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Close browser tabs that aren’t needed
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See if moving to a device with more available memory can improve the situation