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MemoryInUse

MemoryInUse
gives the number of bytes currently being used to store all data in the current Mathematica kernel session.
MemoryInUse[$FrontEnd]
gives the number of bytes used in the Mathematica front end.
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Basic Examples   (2)
Current memory use in the kernel:
Storing a million elements of takes additional memory:
Current memory use in the front end:
Current memory use in the kernel:
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Storing a million elements of takes additional memory:
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Current memory use in the front end:
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Possible Issues   (1)
Even though there is no visible output, the result is still assigned to Out, so memory is used:
Add an expression after the to prevent the large result being assigned to Out:
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