Q: Constant "Your system has run out of application memory"
At wits end....2011 iMac with 4GB RAM and 750GB free on HD....computer is almost unusable with semi permanent spinning ball and constant Force Quit boxes with warning "Your system has run out of application memory"
From reading and rereading similar posts on a myriad of forums I ask for help...I understand how to open Activity Monitor....from the extremely long list of Process Names I am guessing there are several that are either adware or some form of unwanted memory hog....one in particular is USERNOTED but I dare say there are several others
When trying to use Photoshop earlier the machine ground to a halt...Activity Monitor showed 1GB for Photoshop and almost all the rest of the CPU was being taken up by USERNOTED....but looking at the box with memory pressure there were huge red peaks then it would drop to almost nothing and then another spike...like watching a heart beat...and that was without me touching any controls - it was just pulsing on its own
I have run an /sbin/fsck check and it tells me the system is all good so am guessing I have a gremlin in the RAM
So...million dollar question....in terms that a completely untech savvy person can understand...what do I look for ? and how do I fix it ?
Thank you for all and any help however any suggestions to install MacCleaner will be ignored
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion
Posted on Mar 31, 2016 10:04 AM