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32-bit Operating System RAM Limit


Note that if you have a 32-bit operating system, you will be limited to using 4 GB of RAM - and in practice something closer to 3.5 GB of RAM since the registry must consume some memory. One of the key advantages of a 64-bit operating system is that the RAM limit is far higher - 16 exabytes, or more than 16 billion GBs.

A computer with a 32-bit processor and 10 GB of RAM, will have 6 GB of RAM that it can't access.

Keep in mind that a 32-bit program can run on a 64-bit system, but the converse is not true. You will not be able to run 64-bit programs on a 32-bit system.


Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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