Questions tagged [memory]
Memory normally refers to RAM. Temporary, high-speed storage used to keep frequently accessed information available for use and helps keep the computer running smoothly
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Why is writing to a ramdisk no faster than my SSD?
I created a 30GB HFS+ formatted Ramdisk and checked the speed of copying a large file to it using [pv][2]. What surprised me was that the speed was about the same as a local copy on the same disk (...
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Activity monitor memory view not matching
As I understood, the "App memory" is all the memory used by different applications. Now if we take a look at the list, the memory of all applications doesn't come near the memory reported:
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Disable Sonoma Video Screensaver
After updating to Sonoma, I turned on the new video screensaver. Now I would like to turn it off because I don't like it, but I can't seem to make it go away. I changed the Lock Screen settings to &...
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Calculate process memory usage as percentage
I want to calculate the memory usage as a percentage for some processes on the device.
That is, how much percent of total memory a particular process is taking on the system. (Need it for reporting ...
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Abnormal memory usage of MacOS bluetoothd and configd processes
MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16+512G MacOS Ventura 13.6 As the boot time increases, the memory usage of bluetoothd and configd gradually increases. After a long period of sleep and restart, these two processes ...
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What does it mean: unified memory is not user accessible?
I am seeing on mac M2 max site that
note: unified memory is not user accessible. if you think you’ll need additional memory, consider upgrading at the time of purchase.
What does it mean?
Does it ...
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Why is my MacBook Pro M1 not using swap?
I've had a number of "your system has run out of application memory" crashes recently. I now keep the Activity Monitor running and swap is permanently pegged at 0.
I've checked vm....
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iMac 27-inch making a beep every 5 seconds
Googling says, having a beep every 5 seconds is related to RAM.
I didn't do any replacement or upgrading of RAM.
I just restarted iMac and then it stuck in apple screen, then I forced power off.
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What is the Memory RAM pin count for an Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.3 13" Early 2011?
For Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.3 13" Early 2011 Specs, about the RAM is indicated
Supports 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM.
And for Apple MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.9 13" ...
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Merging free space back with main partition [duplicate]
I created a partition for Linux that I do not need anymore. I deleted that partition and now am left with this free space. Am I able to merge this back into my main storage?
diskutil list disk0
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Is possible upgrade RAM for a MBP 13-inch, Early 2011? [duplicate]
My uncle has the following MacBook Pro, it according with About This Mac
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
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MacBook pro 2012 won't turn on [duplicate]
Hello good day I was using my MacBook pro 2012 this morning and it went off I tried turning it on and plug in the charger but it still isn't turning on so I checked on YouTube for solutions to the ...
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How to delete only the large movie files from iPhoto (and not all movies)?
I have an iPhone, (work) MacBook and (home) Windows PC, and have set automated download from iPhotos to my home PC. Like many of us, I've filled up my iPhoto library with large videos.
I can see from ...
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mDNSResponder process taking over 1GB of memory
The mDNSResponder process is taking a huge amount of memory on my machine. I have limited troubleshooting skills with MacOS (more of my experience has been with Windows systems). I tried killing ...
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iOS not deleting app data after app deletion
I am using iOS 16.5.1. My signal app is about 8G. I have deleted the app and when I reinstall it, it doesn’t go through authentication again and brings up all my previous chats. I check in the ...
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How do I increase virtual ram memory [duplicate]
I have a MacBook Air, but it only has 8GB of RAM. I need more than that for some apps, so I want more virtual RAM (I know it's not as fast as physical RAM, but it will be very useful) and I want to ...
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MacBook Pro frequently running excessive RAM swap despite available RAM
I am currently facing an issue with my MacBook Pro where it consistently runs RAM swap (or virtual memory) more often than the actual available RAM. Despite having a 16GB RAM capacity, I have noticed ...
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How to find large files that are taking space in "Documents" category of Storage Manager [duplicate]
I am having trouble alleviating space problems on my Mac.
It states that I have over 330 GB worth of Documents. However, I've emptied and trash and cleaned up all large files:
I have no idea what ...
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Huge swap usage due to multiple Java instances
I have 16 inch MacBook Pro M1 Pro with 16 GB of RAM and use it for Android Development
I am suffering from high memory/swap usage that causes the device to be slow due to multiple Java instances that ...
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How to increase VRAM on a Macbook Unibody from 2008
I know the Geforce 9400M in the Unibody Macbook uses shared VRAM with the memory, but since upgrading from 2GB to 8GB I haven't seen an increase in allocation. Why is this, and is there any way to ...
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Is possible upgrade RAM for a MBP 13.3/2.9/2X4GB/750/SD? [duplicate]
I have an old MacBook Pro - it is:
MBP 13.3/2.9/2X4GB/750/SD
Model No: A1278
I want to know if is possible upgrade to 16 or even with 32 GB of RAM - if yes, what are the correct specs of each memory?...
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How does the iPhone camera preview work?
I was reading this article, Camera Capture on iOS, and was wondering, does the stock camera app, or apps like Snapchat, save any images shown through the viewfinder that is during a ‘live feed’ ...
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Mac Pro 1.1 (2006): No Chime, No Boot after SSD Upgrade
I also have a small problem with my Mac Pro...
2x 2.66 GHz dual core
nvidia GT 420 1GB
8 original RAM
I had a 2.5 inch HDD on which I had windows 10 pro and it ran on my mac 1.1 and I wanted to ...
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My iMac (5K, 27 inch, 2019) '...restarted because of a problem'. Every time it restarted it would return to this screen, stuck in a loop
My iMac was working perfectly fine (as far as I could tell) on Saturday night. I turned it on Sunday morning to be met with a slow load time, and eventually a black screen saying "Your computer ...
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How does memory sum together?
as per the photo attaches as an example. I wanted to recall how physical ram sums together. what types of memory go with each other to equal the sum total of the physical memory. (also in case of ...
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16GB RAM in MacBook Pro 2012 causing it to freeze
I'm trying to increase the RAM in my 2012 MacBook Pro to 16GB but I am struggling to do this. Both RAM modules are 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz each but it really doesn't like having both of these in together.
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Is there any way to find out CPU/memory usage with idb or wda on iOS devices?
I was looking for how to get CPU and memory usage data of iOS devices with the help of idb and WDA (webDriverAgent) API but didn't get the expected result. So, is there any possible way to get that ...
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M1 Macbook Pro is lagging a lot on minimal usage
I use an entry-level M1 MacBrook pro 8GB for tasks that majorly use Chrome, Excel and a couple of other light video and photo editing tools like Canva. But it seems that my mac starts lagging and ...
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Limiting process memory using ulimit
I have written a program that I want to benchmark on increasingly large instances of a particular problem. I want to stop my suite once the instances become too large to be handled on my computer. I ...
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Force Quit Applications appears when memory is not full
I have a Macbook 14" ( M1 Pro ) with 16GB of RAM.
However, the Force Quit Applications window pops up when I surpass the ~10GB of RAM utilization.
Even if I close some applications, this window ...
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Activity Monitor's Process Name connection to each software
I have Activity Monitor open to check how much memory is being used, and the main part I usually check is the bottom where it mentions how many GBs have been used. However, with the ability to stop it,...
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How to automatically update the memory view in C++ Xcode?
While coding in C++ using Xcode, I can view a variable's memory by inserting a break-point then right-clicking on a variable in the debugging area, and then clicking "View memory of ". ...
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Airplay XPC Helper consuming 2.5 GB of memory?
Activity monitor showing Airplay XPC Helper process using 2.5GB of memory which seems like an obnoxious amount of memory for a Mac OS native audio network process. I do use Airplay regularly when home ...
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Is it possible to quantify how much RAM is being used for graphics in Apple Silicon?
Much has been made of the Unified Memory in Apple Silicon SoCs: with some saying that it brings efficiencies; and others saying that more RAM will be used overall.
My old Intel integrated GPUs uses ...
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Reducing RAM disk (diskimages-helper) memory usage
First, I create a RAM disk, like so:
diskutil erasevolume APFS RAM_Disk_4096MB $(hdiutil attach -nomount ram://8388608)
At first it occupies no RAM (system memory), as it is empty. When I copy/move ...
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all process are in sleeping in top command for a couple of days
I am seeing All the process are in "sleeping" state, What is the process thats causing all the issue.
CPU is not used much, 4GB memory is used up showing in activity monitor. If you could ...
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Scapple files enormous because of screenshots
I'm using Scapple (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview) as a way of learning and jotting down information to link ideas; and sometimes to even give presentations. I often take screen ...
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MacBook not using any physical memory?
I have a MacBook Pro, 15-inch, 2017 running Ventura 13.0.1. It occasionally acts sluggish. Since using CleanMyMac to free up RAM, activity monitor shows "0" for physical memory used. It has ...
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iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 won't boot after RAM upgrade to 64GB
Currently my iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 has 4 x 8GB DDR4 (2400MHZ) OEM RAM installed.
I wanted to max out the RAM to the full 64GB allowed for my model, so I purchased 4 x 16GB DDR4 RAM (2400MHz) ...
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Easiest and safest way to clean the startup disk
My 2018 MacBook Pro has plenty of storage and memory.
Recently it has grown remarkably slow, beyond frustratingly slow.
Not a day or even an hour goes by without any given application, software, ...
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M1 Pro MacBook swaps a lot
I have a 10 core M1 Pro MacBook Pro with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, on Ventura 13.0. It seems to suffer from excessive SSD writes for no apparent reason, a situation that seems very similar to what ...
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Saving iPhone data storage by moving Notes to iCloud?
Can I save data storage space on my iPhone by moving Notes folders from On My iPhone to iCloud, if possible, how?
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Memory error when running Elasticsearch on Docker (macOS Monterey 12.3)
The Docker container shuts down with error code 137 when running Elasticsearch.
This is the info from the logs:
max virtual memory areas vm.max_map_count [65530] is too low, increase to at least [...
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ps_mem alternatives for Mac?
ps_mem is an utility to accurately report the in core memory usage for a program. Currently, it works only on Linux.
It doesn't have OSX support. https://github.com/pixelb/ps_mem/issues/6
Are there ...
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iPad behave like it is low on RAM
My iPAD Air (2021) started to behave as if it has low RAM, all apps are reloading after just couple of seconds like if I switch from youtube app to safari after some seconds youtube app will reload ...
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Slow performance of MacBook Air 2017
I am using MacBook Air (MBA) 2017 model. Everything was very fine till 8th Aug 2022. Suddenly, my MBA started to perform very slow. Everything is working, but performance is soo slow that it is ...
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Memory Usage: M1/M2 Macs, vs Intel
Wondering if M1/2 Macs use memory more efficiently than Intel Macs? Do I need to upgrade RAM to 16MB or is 8MB enough? My main memory hogs would be FotoMagico or iMovie, Photos to present slideshows ...
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Slowness in MacBook Pro 13
I am having a hard time with my MacBook pro 13 M1 with 8 GB of RAM. I bought it a year ago, and for the past few months, I have been experiencing slowness.
What drives me crazy is that I can't locate ...
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Mac Super Slow Diagnosis
My mac is super slow and I'm not sure why.
Typing in a text edit document sometimes takes ~1s to display what I just typed in.
While I do have a lot of applications open, I'm not seeing signs of ...
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Difference between top and vm_stat commands
What's the difference in the results between these 2 commands?
I was expecting top > unused to the the same as vm_stat > free
$ top -l 1 -s 0 | grep PhysMem
PhysMem: 4701M used (920M wired), **...
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