I just ran pruned client , double checking instructions and didn't see any reduction in RAM usage. Copied blockchain.bin to desktop, renamed blockchain-pruned.bin, pasted back into appdata Aeon folder. Run new client, saw pruning in the log, save after sync. Re-run client as batch file (aeond.exe --pruning) , resync and rechecked RAM useage is the same. Did I miss something?
You may need to reboot windows to free up the RAM
Reboot and run the daemon again to see the reduction...