Q&A for How to Allocate More RAM to Minecraft

RAM isn't the only thing that contributes to the amount of FPS. You need to consider how powerful your CPU is and what your graphics settings are in game. My suggestion is try lowering your render distance and particles. Also, make sure V-Sync is off, as this does limit your frame rate. Another thing you could try is installing Optifine, which gives you more control over your graphics settings.

I would say the first one, as you would then allocate 1 GB of RAM, and you don't want everything else on your computer quitting.

16 BG is a lot of space.You shouldn't need all 8 GB to play Minecraft.

There is no command, you just input the command to go lower. If you put too much, you'll see your computer go slower.

It depends on how much total RAM you have. Allocating too much RAM to Minecraft could actually make your game run more slowly. If you have at least 6GB total then you should be ok if you allocate 1.5GB to Minecraft. However, allocating more than the standard 1GB is usually unnecessary for performance unless you are using texture packs or mods.

It depends on what else you have running in the background. If nothing, you could put 3-4 GBs.

This means you don't have enough RAM for starting Minecraft. Try restarting your computer; if that doesn't work, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE then see where RAM is being used and try to free some.

Yes, but you would need a x64 or 64-bit version of Windows or Mac. It is also recommended to only allocate a maximum of one quarter 1/4 of your total usable RAM. Anything under this amount is perfectly fine to allocate.

If you expect 1 - 5 players, then allocate about 512 MB. However, if you plan to do intensive tasks (TNT, a lot of mobs, etc.) allocate more. For every 5 additional players, just bump it up by another 512 MB.

Yes you can, but it might not be a good idea considering you only have 512MB of RAM on your computer. It's like giving family size chocolate bar to a kid, and giving a lollipop to a family.

Look at your mods and if they need to be updated, update them. There should be crash reports in the .minecraft files located in your %appdata%.

I would say 1.2-1.5 gigs, you typically don't want to give more than 1/2 of your system's ram to a program, but I have found that if that game is all you have open, you can typically run it at just 1 gig under the systems RAM, meaning on my 4G laptop I could run with 3G, or in your case you could run at 2 gigs, though as I said, this is typically not recommended.

Give it 2GB of RAM: this will make it so everything else doesn't start lagging and crashing if you add more.

Really, unless you're hosting for 10 or more people, 2 gb is overkill. Try giving just 1 gb. But to answer your question, perhaps you don't have enough RAM.

4 GB RAM if you have 8 GB.

There could be a number of issues on your computer. Do you have a paging file? Not having one has been known to slow Windows down a lot. Do you have other programs open? Those take up RAM, so close out of the ones you don't need. Do you mean you allocated 2 gigs to Minecraft? Or do you mean Task Manager only shows 2 GB used? If the latter is correct, there might be something wrong with your PC. However, if "it shows only 2 GB used" is talking about Minecraft's allocation, then the other questions apply.

Between 4 and 8GB is recommended for Minecraft.

You have to go on minecraft.net and download the server file. Then run the file and you will have a minecraft_server folder.

You either tried to allocate too much RAM, or you may have typed something incorrect in the java arguments.

You would start the new file to begin the processing to run it.

It depends. If you run hundred of mods at the same time, I'd say 4 to 6GB is enough. But you also need to see if the mods/modpack you installed is well optimized. For example, I was running FTB Infinity Evolved with its +170 mods perfectly, but Minecraft Mage with ~120 mods was freezing every second.

This shouldn't have anything to do with your RAM. Check out the error and log. Check around on the internet.

Since the Pocket Edition is for phones, you would need to increase the storage on your phone.

It depends on the texture pack you use. If you are going to play with normal textures, allocate 4 GB. If you are going to use things like shaders, allocate 8 GB.

I would recommend allocating less than that. It is usually the safest when you allocate 1/4 of your total RAM, which in your case is 512 MB.

Not all 5 GB are used. Apps will only use up as much RAM as they need in the moment. It's not something you can fix. Try doing intensive tasks (e.g. high particle settings and TNT) and see if the RAM usage goes up.

Some cracked launchers don't exist in some advanced settings. What you're going to do is to use the official Minecraft launcher. Log into your account, then go to the "Launch Options" tab.

If you're using 0 mods -- 2GB. If you're using less than 100 mods, get 4GB. If you're using between 101-200 mods -- 4-6GB. If you're using more than 201 mods -- 6-10GB.

Try to use this command again: -Xmx4G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn512M . This is my argument that allocates more RAM to Minecraft to 4 GB.

Click on the "Settings" icon on the bottom right of the Tlauncher window; you should be able to drag a circle to increase or decrease the amount of RAM you want. Then, click Save.