memoryInfo()

Cross-platform memory usage information

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Returns a struct with the information about memory usage in kB. For example:
>> printR(memoryInfo)
struct():
total: 3932392
free: 156216
used: 3776176
cache: 1154900
usedMatlab: 588220
swap: [1x1 struct]
struct().swap:
total: 4095696
free: 3294648
used: 801048
usedMatlab: 7488

Note: MATLAB swap usage calculation on Windows was not implemented. You can get only swapusage for all applications running on the machine.

Cite As

Sviatoslav Danylenko (2026). memoryInfo() (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/45598-memoryinfo), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0