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Only 338MB available after start up?
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i installed GkrellM from fink
and when my OSX starts
it sucks out all the memory (i had 768MB)
and only 338MB left for usage
Is there any way to check what startup items OSX use?
and how to optimize my memory usage?
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Arizona Wasteland
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Originally posted by Zaurus:
i installed GkrellM from fink
and when my OSX starts
it sucks out all the memory (i had 768MB)
and only 338MB left for usage
Is there any way to check what startup items OSX use?
and how to optimize my memory usage?
1. Free memory is wasted memory.
2. Pagein/pageout ratio is a better indication of low physical memory conditions that effect performance.
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Originally posted by Ganesha:
1. Free memory is wasted memory.
2. Pagein/pageout ratio is a better indication of low physical memory conditions that effect performance.
how do i check the Page I/O ratio?
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You can see the ration by typing "top" in the terminal
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Originally posted by theolein:
You can see the ration by typing "top" in the terminal
thx
but which one is which?
i am not a computer person
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Posting Junkie
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You can also use Activity Monitor - it might be a little easier for you to understand.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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We really need an FAQ thread with RAM usage entries.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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If things are running ok then don't worry about RAM usage. Just use your Mac.
Too many threads about RAM usage and why OS X uses so much.
I don't know how much free RAM I have now and don't give a hoot one way or the other. It works and that's what's important.
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Originally posted by msuper69:
If things are running ok then don't worry about RAM usage. Just use your Mac.
Too many threads about RAM usage and why OS X uses so much.
I don't know how much free RAM I have now and don't give a hoot one way or the other. It works and that's what's important.
but if it runs on RAM
it will keep using my hard disk for swap
that slows everything down
and cause damage to my hard disk
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Originally posted by Zaurus:
but if it runs on RAM
it will keep using my hard disk for swap
that slows everything down
and cause damage to my hard disk
Don't worry about any of this at all. Damage to the hard disk? It was designed to do exactly what it's doing. Do you worry about wear on your pistons every time you start your car?
Chris
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