MEMORYSTATUS

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
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Header File
winbase.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
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The MEMORYSTATUS structure contains information about current memory availability. The GlobalMemoryStatus function uses this structure.

typedef struct _MEMORYSTATUS { // mst

DWORD dwLength; // sizeof(MEMORYSTATUS)

DWORD dwMemoryLoad; // percent of memory in use

DWORD dwTotalPhys; // bytes of physical memory

DWORD dwAvailPhys; // free physical memory bytes

DWORD dwTotalPageFile; // bytes of paging file

DWORD dwAvailPageFile; // free bytes of paging file

DWORD dwTotalVirtual; // user bytes of address space

DWORD dwAvailVirtual; // free user bytes

} MEMORYSTATUS, *LPMEMORYSTATUS;

Members
dwLength

Indicates the size of the structure. The calling process should set this member prior to calling GlobalMemoryStatus.

dwMemoryLoad

Specifies a number between 0 and 100 that gives a general idea of current memory utilization, in which 0 indicates no memory use and 100 indicates full memory use.

dwTotalPhys

Indicates the total number of bytes of physical memory.

dwAvailPhys

Indicates the number of bytes of physical memory available.

dwTotalPageFile

Indicates the total number of bytes that can be stored in the paging file. Note that this number does not represent the actual physical size of the paging file on disk.

dwAvailPageFile

Indicates the number of bytes available in the paging file.

dwTotalVirtual

Indicates the total number of bytes that can be described in the user mode portion of the virtual address space of the calling process.

dwAvailVirtual

Indicates the number of bytes of unreserved and uncommitted memory in the user mode portion of the virtual address space of the calling process.