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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Whole system freezing / stuttering at regular intervals in macOS Tahoe 26.1
after the fascinating issue with the Clock app—which is still embarrassingly buggy even after removing the mobiletimerd.plist file—I have a new, fresh issue with macOS Tahoe. At apparently random ...
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Phone so dead it can't factory reset, safe to recycle?
My iPhone SE 1st generation started to not hold charge about 1-1.5 years ago. I replaced it but still used it at home for streaming podcasts over its audio jack to my ghetto blaster. Over that time, ...
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Mac Sequoia uses huge amounts of memory for cached files. How to reduce?
My MacBook Pro has 128Gb of RAM. While running just a few programs memory use seen using top -o rsize shows as much as 126Gb used and even shows some swapping has occurred. Using Activity Monitor ...
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Install issues - OS X El Cap to blank SSD - Install can't be verified
I'm attempting to install Mac OS X El Capitan onto a blank SSD in my 2009 Macbook Pro but it's fighting me every step of the way. I've created a bootable USB via my Windows machine following the steps ...
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How do I record the memory usage of a process in macOS Sonoma?
MacOS: Sonoma 14.6.1 I have a C++ program I have developed on my Mac and that I typically run from the command line. Depending on certain runtime parameters that I set, the program can run from ~10 ...
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MacBook Pro M3 (8GB) Running Out of Application Memory with Basic Apps
I've recently purchased a MacBook Pro M3 with 8GB of memory, and I'm encountering a persistent issue where the system runs out of application memory. This happens even with relatively basic usage, ...
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Total available swap memory showing as 0 bytes on macbook?
I noticed that my ram was getting full but no swap memory was being used, and it showed no swap memory available. I ran sysctl vm.swapusage and got this output vm.swapusage: total = 0.00M used = 0.00M ...
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Kernel Task + VTDecoderXPCservice consuming inordinate memory when watching a Discord stream
I like to use Discord as a screen-sharing app with my friends, but when I'm watching a Discord stream it brings my Mac to its knees, causing other applications to become very unresponsive. This came ...
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