Sujet : Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
De : dbrooks (at) *nospam* runforyourlife.org (Dudley Brooks)
Groupes : comp.sys.mac.miscDate : 17. Jan 2025, 22:13:51
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On 1/16/25 4:49 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2025-01-16, Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> wrote:
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On 1/16/25 11:16 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
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On 2025-01-16, Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> wrote:
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(I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)
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Model: Late 2013 Macbook Pro
OS: OS X 10.13.6 High Sierra
HD: 1 TB, 954.34 GB used, 44.27 GB available
CPU: 2.6 GHz Intel
Mem: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
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As you see, my HD is very full.
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As it fills up, I have seen a big dropoff in function -- programs load
much more slowly, can only have a few programs open at the same time,
windows don't open at full size, etc.
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I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.
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What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good
performance?
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That would depend on how much RAM you actually use, but the general
recommendation is to keep 10-20% free on the startup drive, depending on
how much your system swaps due to low memory conditions. You're way
short of that 100 GB (10%).
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OK, thanks! Now I know what to aim for. Luckily, it will not be too
difficult to accomplish -- loads of stuff I can get rid of.
🙂👍🏼
Should I defrag afterwards? Or does the OS (10.13.6 High Sierra) make
it somehow unnecessarry
That's not something you need to do with flash storage (SSDs).
Ah! Excellent! Thanks!
-- Dudley Brooks, Artistic DirectorRun For Your Life! ... it's a dance company!San Francisco
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