Data in SWAP Memory

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Data in SWAP Memory

How can I see which apps are keeping Swap Memory?

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 16, 2020 10:39 PM

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Feb 17, 2020 7:37 AM in response to onnofromwilnis

onnofromwilnis wrote:

How can I see which apps are keeping Swap Memory?

In Addition: I'm using iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) with Catalina 10.15.3

Why is this an issue?

Unused RAM is wasted RAM, letting the Mac handle swap should involve no user interaction.

Typically from the battery icon drop down you can see the high demand apps in use.

Otherwise you can use the Activity Monitor.app to see Memory

How to use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support

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Feb 18, 2020 11:48 AM in response to leroydouglas

The reason for asking is that the SWAP memory in use, is not being released and only growing...and therefore the systems performance is going down the drain, unless I reboot the system every now and then.

Activity Monitor I have used already, but that does not show the apps that are keeping the SWAP memory in use...

I do not think a battery icon is available on an iMac...is there?

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Feb 17, 2020 7:29 AM in response to onnofromwilnis

In Addition: I'm using iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) with Catalina 10.15.3

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