What’s the Difference Between Memory and Disk Space?

❓ The difference between disk space and what we could call "memory" is a fundamental computing concept. I'll review the basics. ❓ Memory vs. disk space RAM is the memory circuitry in your computer that holds programs and data in use when it’s running. RAM loses its contents when power is shut off. Disks, HDDs and SSDs are devices used to store data long term. Disks retain their contents without power. Memory always refers to RAM. Disk space refers to disk space. Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/4727 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub ✅ Watch next ▶ Does My Computer Need a Memory Upgrade? ▶    • Does My Computer Need a Memory Upgrade?   Chapters 0:00 Memory and Disk Space 1:00 RAM memory 2:00 Disk memory 3:10 Flash or thumb drives 3:50 Memory ❤️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best ❤️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1 More Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered ☑️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-... for even more! #askleo #memory #RAM