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VM size in Activity Monitor: hundreds of GB?
When I open the Activity Monitor, I get something looking like this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342.
But why the heck is "VM size" around 100-200 GB??
Here is the capture from the apple support:
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How can virtual memory be greater than the total available space?
Why does my MBP sometimes report VM Size: 300+ GB in Activity Monitor under System Memory tab, when my hard disk size is only 250 GB (total) and RAM is 4GB? I know it can't magically get that extra ...
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MacBook Running Really Slow, Activity Monitor Reports HUGE VM
My MacBook is running really really slow at the moment, I have quit loads of processes (but activity monitor only reported about 10% cpu usage anyway).
I had just noticed I have a VM Size of 250GB!
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