Here’s how to allocate more RAM to Minecraft

Follow this step-by-step guide to allocate more RAM to Minecraft
An undated in-game image of Minecraft. — Freepik
An undated in-game image of Minecraft. — Freepik

Are you tired of the Java version of Minecraft, which supports a notably smaller quantity of allocated RAM that would eventually lead to poor performance and sometimes several crashes too?

Then there is nothing to worry about, as here’s a step-by-step guide to allocate more RAM to Minecraft.

  1. Firstly, launch the Minecraft launcher and click on the Installations tab.
  2. Then, browse the particular profile that you desire to modify memory allocation for, and click on the three-dot menu icon.
  3. Afterwards, click on the More options, present below the ‘Resolution.’
  4. Now scroll down to the ‘JVM Arguments’ and select the “-Xmx2G” parameter.
  5. Now click on the text and change "-Xmx2G" to "-Xmx8G" with the keyboard's assistance. It would easily allocate 8GB RAM to the Java launcher. Nevertheless, users are also allowed to theoretically alter it to any specific quantity divisible by 2, under your complete RAM quantity.
  6. Once you have set the quantity, shut down the option menu and, then run Minecraft again to check out its performance.

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Additionally, if you want to see the amount of memory remaining, then press F3 during a game, it will exhibit the remaining memory.

Here’s how to allocate more RAM in CurseForge launcher

Follow these steps to use the CurseForge launcher, and easily allocate RAM:

  1. Firstly, launch the CurseForge app, and click on Settings
  2. Now, click on Minecraft, and present below the ‘Game Specific.’
  3. Afterwards, swipe down to search the Java Settings, and appropriately adjust the slider bar to allocate more RAM to the game.