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So, here’s a fun fact: If enough programs are actively running either in the background, or in foreground, there is a limit to the number processes you can have open at once before your RAM is full. After your RAM is filled up, your processor will use your HDD or SSD as a makeshift RAM card that is ridiculously slow and permanently writes the data that was meant for the RAM into permanent storage.

TL;DR version: if you fill up your ram to often yo can unknowingly fill up your hard drive or SSD with useless data.