Brunettin

Q: Running out of application memory

This is bizarre. I just upgraded to El Capitan last week and since then this has happened, I'd say three times. Suddenly a Force Quit window will pop up telling me I've run out of application memory and that I should quit the apps that are listed as "not responding." If I try switching to those apps I can't. They've essentially frozen and I MUST quit them. I'm not the kind of person who has a dozen apps running at once. I normally only have 6 or 7 at most.

 

I've seen some other threads on this elsewhere that were of no help. Most concrete thing I read was "not enough RAM" or "System disk is full." Well I have 32 GB RAM so I doubt that's an issue. And my 500 GB system SSD has 104 GB available so I don't think that would be it. It IS weird though because the drive index, added up, would indicate I have 50 GB more open space than what I'm told by Get Info. I know some space is taken up by invisible system requirements but not 50 GB!

 

I've just looked at "About This Mac..." and THAT says I have 145 GB free. WTH?

 

Anyway, this app memory thing has NEVER happened to me. It's just since the El Capitan upgrade. Is there some bug with ElCap I'm not aware of?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 1:17 PM

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  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Sep 15, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Brunettin
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    Sep 15, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Brunettin

    FWIW, the running out of application memory error could just be software trying to access the same area of memory at the same time. Modern OS's and software are so complex anymore it's a wonder they can run together at all.

     

    You do still have some bits of Sophos installed. I assume you noticed from the report.

  • by Keith Barkley,

    Keith Barkley Keith Barkley Sep 15, 2016 8:28 AM in response to dialabrain
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    Sep 15, 2016 8:28 AM in response to dialabrain

    dialabrain wrote:

     

    FWIW, the running out of application memory error could just be software trying to access the same area of memory at the same time. Modern OS's and software are so complex anymore it's a wonder they can run together at all.

     

     

    It has been a long time since peek and poke would let you randomly access bits of memory. Modern OS' have memory protection to keep applications in line. An application might crash due to a SIG_FAULT, but it cannot get at another apps memory.

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Sep 15, 2016 8:41 AM in response to Keith Barkley
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    Sep 15, 2016 8:41 AM in response to Keith Barkley

    That's the theory.

     

    I rarely have anything untoward happening with my systems. I've never had an running out of application memory error for example. However, I have run into error conditions that made no logical sense. For example, twice in about 10 years Time Machine got into an error condition that only required a restart to fix. I have among my Macs an Early 2015 Retina MacBook which I purchased when they were released. Twice in a year,  with the lid closed, and power nap and wake for internet access disabled, it decided to turn bluetooth on and pair with my AV receiver.

     

    I asked a senior advisor once why things like that happen. His response was sometimes things just happen.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Sep 15, 2016 9:26 AM in response to Brunettin
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    Sep 15, 2016 9:26 AM in response to Brunettin

    I would disable all of the login in times, Dropbox, Dashlane, DiskWarrior and the HD backup app.  Then boot into Boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, reboot and run for a while to see if the problem persists.  If it doesn't add one of the items back to the login and test again.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Sep 15, 2016 10:45 AM in response to Brunettin
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    Mac OS X
    Sep 15, 2016 10:45 AM in response to Brunettin

    If you are motivated to fix your Mac, then you must undo all the damage inflicted by the many system modifications you installed. If that is what you wish to do, please write back for instructions.

     

    Many applications are crashing, including processes essential to its operating system. That simply does not occur on a Mac unaffected by ill-conceived garbage products purporting to fix things that aren't broken.

  • by Brunettin,

    Brunettin Brunettin Sep 15, 2016 12:25 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Sep 15, 2016 12:25 PM in response to Old Toad

    Odd. I thought the only login item I had listed was Dashlane. I went to Users>Login Items and Dashlane was the one NOT listed. I'm really confused by this. Disk Warrior wasn't listed. I don't even know what the HD backup app is.

     

    Well I removed everything from the Login list. I didn't even want them there in the first place. Only one I would want is Dashlane but I'll live without it there.

     

    I'll to the safe boot now, meanwhile here is yet another EtreCheck run after finally dismissing Sophos:

     

    EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

    Report generated 2016-09-15 13:55:19

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 1:40

    Performance: Excellent

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Problem: Apps are crashing

     

    Hardware Information:

        iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        iMac - model: iMac15,1

        1 4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

        32 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

            BANK 0/DIMM1

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM1

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

     

    Video Information:

        AMD Radeon R9 M295X - VRAM: 4096 MB

            iMac 5120 x 2880

     

    System Software:

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G1004) - Time since boot: about 4 hours

     

    Disk Information:

        APPLE SSD SM0512G disk0 : (500.28 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 499.08 GB (153.76 GB free)

                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online

     

        Elite Pro Dual TBU3 - RAID 1 disk3 : (3 TB) (Rotational)

            EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            3TB_RAID (disk3s2) /Volumes/3TB_RAID : 3.00 TB (1.38 TB free)

     

    USB Information:

        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        SanDisk Cruzer  4 GB

            HOT MESS (disk2s1) /Volumes/HOT MESS : 4.00 GB (390 MB free)

        Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

            Kingston FCR-HS219/1 Mobile Reader

            Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard

     

    Firewire Information:

        OWC Mercury Elite unknown_device 800mbit - 800mbit max

            EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            TERA_1 (disk4s2) /Volumes/TERA_1 : 999.86 GB (520.94 GB free)

            EFI (disk5s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            TERA_2 (disk5s2) /Volumes/TERA_2 : 999.86 GB (710.94 GB free)

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

            Other World Computing Elite Pro Dual TBU3

                Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions:

            /Applications/Disk Sensei.app

        [not loaded]    org.cindori.TrimEnabler (1.0 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-06-05) [Support]

     

            /Applications/DiskWarrior/DiskWarrior.app

        [not loaded]    com.alsoft.Preview (5.0 - SDK 10.5 - 2016-06-05) [Support]

     

            ~/Downloads/ALL_ELSE/Transmit.app

        [not loaded]    com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-04-13) [Support]

     

    System Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    147 Apple tasks

        [running]    84 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons:

        [not loaded]    45 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    155 Apple tasks

        [running]    90 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-08-30) [Support]

        [failed]    com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2016-06-13) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2015-08-17) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist (2016-08-30) [Support]

        [running]    com.adobe.agsservice.plist (2016-08-12) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-08-29) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.fxfactory.FxFactory.helper.plist (2016-08-09) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-01) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2012-04-02) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2015-08-17) [Support]

        [loaded]    org.cindori.SenseiTool.plist (2015-09-21) [Support]

        [loaded]    org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist (2016-06-20) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2015-07-06) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist (2016-09-09)

        [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-09-09) [Support]

     

    User Login Items:

        Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

        AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app/Contents/Helpers/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

        DiskWarriorDaemonStarter    Application  (/Applications/DiskWarrior/DiskWarrior.app/Contents/Helpers/DiskWarriorStarter. app)

        -    SMLoginItem  (/Volumes/3TB_RAID/Macintosh HD_bckp_toElCapitan/Applications/Dashlane.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Dashl aneAgent.app)

        -    SMLoginItem  (/Applications/Dashlane.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DashlaneAgent.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-30) [Support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-14) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-07-08)

        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        AdobePDFViewer: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        Flash Player: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-14) [Support]

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-08)

        o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2016-04-12) [Support]

        SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.6.7 - SDK 10.6 (2016-09-12) [Support]

        googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-11) [Support]

        JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (2016-09-14) Check version

     

    Safari Extensions:

        Facebook Cleaner - Sonny Fazio - http://sonstermedia.com (2016-03-05)

        Dashlane - Dashlane Inc. - http://www.dashlane.com (2016-07-13)

        Save to Pocket - Read It Later, Inc. - http://getpocket.com/ (2015-11-06)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        Flash Player (2016-08-29) [Support]

        Java (2016-09-14) [Support]

     

    Time Machine:

        Mobile backups: OFF

        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.08 GB Disk used: 345.33 GB

        Destinations:

            ~ALAN_TM [Local]

            Total size: 0 B

            Total number of backups: 0

            Oldest backup: -

            Last backup: -

            Size of backup disk: Too small

                Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 345.33 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

             5%    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)

             4%    WindowServer

             2%    fontd

             2%    kernel_task

             1%    syncdefaultsd

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        1.63 GB    kernel_task

        1.22 GB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)

        688 MB    Safari

        426 MB    mds_stores

        393 MB    DashlanePluginService

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        18.00 GB    Free RAM

        14.00 GB    Used RAM (7.65 GB Cached)

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information:

        Sep 15, 2016, 09:24:15 AM    Self test - passed

        Sep 15, 2016, 12:53:29 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-15-005329_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

            /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.We bKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

        Sep 15, 2016, 12:37:45 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-15-003745_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 11:17:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-231735_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 11:13:28 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-231328_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 04:41:51 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-164151_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 03:50:23 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SpotlightNetHelper_2016-09-14-155023_[redacted ].crash

            /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ParsecUI.framework/Versions/A/Support/Spotlig htNetHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/SpotlightNetHelper

        Sep 14, 2016, 03:04:33 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-150433_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 02:58:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-145811_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 02:09:43 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-140943_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 09:56:08 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-095608_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 09:47:28 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-094728_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 09:14:06 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-091406_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 14, 2016, 12:36:46 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-14-003646_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 13, 2016, 11:59:04 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-13-235904_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 13, 2016, 11:36:52 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-13-233652_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 13, 2016, 09:44:08 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/UserEventAgent_2016-09-13-214408_[redacted].cpu _resource.diag [Details]

            /usr/libexec/UserEventAgent

        Sep 13, 2016, 08:41:27 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-13-204127_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

        Sep 13, 2016, 08:39:30 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-09-13-203930_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

  • by Brunettin,

    Brunettin Brunettin Sep 15, 2016 1:04 PM in response to Brunettin
    Level 1 (13 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 15, 2016 1:04 PM in response to Brunettin

    I also ran across this article that describes, in part, what I'm dealing with. Wondering what your takes are on "memory leaks"?

     

    https://www.macissues.com/2015/04/02/how-to-overcome-a-massive-memory-leak-in-os -x/

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Sep 15, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Brunettin
    Level 10 (141,242 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 15, 2016 3:06 PM in response to Brunettin

    Boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, and run there for a while to see if you get the same issues.  If not then there's a 3rd party software that is causing the problem.

     

    I see you've run Monolingual. What did you have that app do?  I would also remove it and not use it again.

     

    If you still have problems boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down) and reinstall the system. 

     

    I also agree with John that Drive Genius is not needed. 

  • by Brunettin,

    Brunettin Brunettin Sep 16, 2016 2:24 PM in response to Old Toad
    Level 1 (13 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 16, 2016 2:24 PM in response to Old Toad

    Yup. Did that. I haven't had any more freeze-ups since then. I read that just launching in safe mode clears certain caches so maybe just that helped.

     

    Monolingual is a stupid little thing that--supposedly--gets rid of all the various foreign language files that get loaded with software. I like getting rid of clutter. Apparently sometimes it just adds to the clutter.

     

    I did remove Monolingual and Drive Genius and all those that were recommended. I had no argument with doing any of that--except for Spotify--I just don't like dealing with (inexplicably!) rude people.

     

    thx

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