Almost all RAM constantly being used

about 3.5gb of RAM is constantly being used. It came stock with 4gb. It was running very slow after Lion install, beach ball was almost always constantly spinning so I had to upgrade to 8gb. I'm not very computer literate, but what could be using all this ram and is that normal?

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I just purchased my first mac a few weeks ago- a 13 inch macbook pro running snow leopard. I have been experiencing surprisingly slow performance- computers older than mine or others of the same model quickly multitask while I frequently sit watching the pinwheel spin. This problem seems especially evident when browsing. When using firefox or safari, when several tabs are open scrolling through pages is slow/delayed and opening new tabs freezes the computer for several seconds.
This occurs with only a couple of other programs open- maybe only itunes and ical for example. Meanwhile older and equivalent computers appear able to run even more programs simultaneously without such slow performance.
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Hi, Can someone please assist as to what may be causing the issue I'm having?
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System is cycling every 6 to 8 minutes using all ram (16) gigs. This has not happened before. I”m lost as to what to do other than the basic.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 23, 2014 at 5:57:30 EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2010) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
T27B350 spdisplays_1080p
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 17:45:0
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (172.71 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Book 1144 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Extra Backup Space (disk2s2) /Volumes/Extra Backup Space : 3.00 TB (2.88 TB free)
Western Digital My Book 1110 999.5 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
iTunes Library (disk3s2) /Volumes/iTunes Library : 999.16 GB (865.35 GB free)
Logitech USB Optical Mouse
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Western Digital My Book 1144 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Carbon Copy Cloner (disk1s2) /Volumes/Carbon Copy Cloner : 3.00 TB (2.62 TB free)
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
WD My Book 111D 800mbit - 800mbit max
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk5s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Book TIME MACHINE (disk5s2) /Volumes/My Book TIME MACHINE : 3.00 TB (1.83 TB free)
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Volumes/My Book TIME MACHINE/Extras/WD +TURBO Installer 64.app
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
/Volumes/My Book TIME MACHINE/Extras/WD +TURBO Installer.app
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist Support
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist Support
[running] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.634C7FF4-41C6-4F77-AD49-6BE882A34414.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.music.plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist Support
[running] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.coppertino.VoxHelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Canon Utilities/IJ Network Scanner Selector EX/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
IxquickPlugin: Version: 1.0 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
1Password
AdBlock
Ixquick HTTPS
Awesome Screenshot
Ghostery
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Backblaze Backup Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
iTunes Library: Disk size: 999.16 GB Disk used: 133.80 GB
Destinations:
My Book [Local]
Total size: 3.00 TB
Total number of backups: 114
Oldest backup: 2012-11-28 00:55:31 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-23 10:24:39 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3.00 TB > (Disk size 999.16 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      10% WindowServer
      8% mds
      0% OneDrive
      0% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
344 MB Safari
223 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
120 MB mds_stores
69 MB Finder
69 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
4.23 GB Free RAM
1.88 GB Active RAM
9.53 GB Inactive RAM
1.26 GB Wired RAM
1.87 GB Page-ins
6 MB Page-outs

I Thought that ram memory cycling from 12 to 0 gigs or so was and is a problem in and of itself. As you've explained and demonstrated it's not. But this scenario that is now playing out has never happened since I've had this Mac Mini. Again many thanks.
SO if I may ask one other question separate from the above.
In updating to Yosemite would you recommend a clean install or just upgrading? I've not done a clean install since purchasing the Mini but I was thinking since I'm having issues with the system hanging and spinning icons perhaps performing a wipe is warranted. If so, I understand I can not just format and download Yosemite but I must reinstall Snow Leopard then update to Yosemite. Is this correct? Since I've upgraded the ram from 4 gigs to 8 and earlier this year to 16 gigs, will Snow Leopard recognize 16 gigs of ram?
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

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