macbook pro 2017 stops opening apps after using up a certain amount of disk space

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macbook pro 2017 stops opening apps after using up a certain amount of disk space

My Macbook Pro 2017 stops opening up apps after it uses up a certain amount of space. Currently, it has 150 gigs of disk space left, but when it uses up about 20 gigs, it stops opening apps for some reason. The apps I have open at the time when it stops opening apps still work, but I can't open any other apps afterwards. My disk utility isn't picking up wrong with my hard drive, and I have completely wiped my Macbook Pro and restored it with a backup, but the issue is still there. It can be temporarily fixed by restarting the computer, which resets the used up disk space.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.12

Posted on Mar 6, 2020 6:19 PM

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Answer 1

Eau Rouge

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Mar 7, 2020 7:09 AM in response to OmegaK1

Disk Utility only really looks the directory structure on the disk, download this,

https://binaryfruit.com/drivedx there is a free 15 day trial.

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Eau Rouge

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Mar 6, 2020 11:08 PM in response to OmegaK1

How many apps are you having open at a time, and do you need to have them all open.

You maybe running out of RAM if you have a lot of apps running at once and this can lead to

slow downs or the mac getting stuck. As you open apps open the Activity Monitor in Applications/ Utilities click on the Memory tab and check the Memory Pressure. If it is green then things are fine, if it goes amber you are beginning to run out of available RAM, if it goes red then it will mean the mac is in trouble of seizing up. So you would need to quit some apps till comes back to the green.

How much RAM does your mac have. 4GBs RAM is really the basic minimum, 8GBs would be better, 16GBs even better.

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