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* How much HD space needed for memory swappingDudley Brooks
+- APOLOGIES: MOVED TO comp.sys.mac.misc, was Re: How much HD space needed for memoDudley Brooks
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Subject: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
From: Dudley Brooks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 06:48 UTC
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From: dbrooks@runforyourlife.org (Dudley Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:48:53 -0800
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(I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)

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

As you see, my HD is very full.

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.

I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.

What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good
performance?

Thanks!

--
Dudley Brooks, Artistic Director
Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company!
San Francisco

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I think I didn't have my reading glasses on when I posted this here ...
in the wrong ng. Please follow up there.

On 1/15/25 10:48 PM, Dudley Brooks wrote:

> (I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)
>
> 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
>
> As you see, my HD is very full.
>
> 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.
>
> I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.
>
> What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good
> performance?
>
> Thanks!
>

--
Dudley Brooks, Artistic Director
Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company!
San Francisco

Subject: Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
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On 2025-01-16 06:48:53 +0000, Dudley Brooks said:

> (I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)
>
> 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
>
> As you see, my HD is very full.
>
> 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.
>
> I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.
>
> What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good performance?
>
> Thanks!

There is no real exact rule. Many places suggest 5% to 20% should be
kept free, depending on what you use your Mac for - processor heavy
tasks like video editing / converting, games, 3D graphics, etc. will
require more than simple word processing. It also depends on how much
real RAM the computer has.

You can check how much swap space is being used in Activitiy Monitor.
Click on the "Memory" tab, and then at the very bottom will be "swap
space".

Quitting unneeded apps, closing unneeded browser tabs and Finder
windows, etc. will all help keep real memory emptier.

My Mac Mini (late 2014) with 8GB RAM and running High Sierra and almost
teh same drive space used / free as your Mac, is curently using just
768KB of swap space with four internet apps with a couple of browser
tabs, and a simple game running.

Subject: Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
From: Dudley Brooks
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Organization: Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:46 UTC
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Subject: Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
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On 1/15/25 11:15 PM, Your Name wrote:

> On 2025-01-16 06:48:53 +0000, Dudley Brooks said:
>
>> (I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)
>>
>> 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
>>
>> As you see, my HD is very full.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.
>>
>> What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good
>> performance?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> There is no real exact rule. Many places suggest 5% to 20% should be
> kept free, depending on what you use your Mac for - processor heavy
> tasks like video editing / converting, games, 3D graphics, etc. will
> require more than simple word processing. It also depends on how much
> real RAM the computer has.
>
> You can check how much swap space is being used in Activitiy Monitor.
> Click on the "Memory" tab, and then at the very bottom  will be "swap
> space".
>
> Quitting unneeded apps, closing unneeded browser tabs and Finder
> windows, etc. will all help keep real memory emptier.
>
> My Mac Mini (late 2014) with 8GB RAM and running High Sierra and almost
> teh same drive space used / free as your Mac, is curently using just
> 768KB of swap space with four internet apps with a couple of browser
> tabs, and a simple game running.

Thanks!

--
Dudley Brooks, Artistic Director
Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company!
San Francisco

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