Getting a process's ram usage

Question

I have been having some trouble figuring out how exactly I get a process's ram usage. (How much ram it is currently consuming, not how much is reserved, or its max or min)

Lets say I have a process running in the back ground, Java.exe, it is allowed to use 1024mb of ram, how can I tell how much ram it is currently using.

I am starting the process myself, so I have access to the Process object, I would just like a little more clarification on what property is the one for me.

Answer 1

I found this on msdn and it is working

System.Diagnostics.Process proc = ...; // assign your process here :-)  int memsize = 0; // memsize in KB PerformanceCounter PC = new PerformanceCounter(); PC.CategoryName = "Process"; PC.CounterName = "Working Set - Private"; PC.InstanceName = proc.ProcessName; memsize = Convert.ToInt32(PC.NextValue()) / (int)(1024); PC.Close(); PC.Dispose(); 

Answer 2

If you are purely interested in physical memory, you probably want WorkingSet64, which gives "the amount of physical memory allocated for the associated process." Understand that this value constantly fluctuates, and the value this call gives you may not be up to date. You may also be interested in PeakWorkingSet64, which gives "the maximum amount of physical memory used by the associated process."