Programming

Just a statement I need some clarification

Im aware that malloc() can be used to create pointers, and free() is used to deallocate dynamic memory, however is free() the ONLY way to dispose of the dynamic memory, because not using free() means the dynamic memory still exists and it may cause some issues with your program ?

When you don't free memory that has been allocated before with malloc is termed a memory leak. One major issue with that is if the program keeps asking for dynamic memory without freeing up what it doesn't need then eventually it will run out of heap space. This means that the next request for dynamic memory will not be satisfied and then it all depends on how code handles that exception. Most programs terminate as it's not possible to contine processing.