Swap memory, a good or bad thing?
I've been researching this a lot lately but have been seeing lot's of mixed opinions.
So to all the apple pros out there, is swap memory bad and deteriorating your Macs ssd
or is it good?
MacBook
I've been researching this a lot lately but have been seeing lot's of mixed opinions.
So to all the apple pros out there, is swap memory bad and deteriorating your Macs ssd
or is it good?
MacBook
Swap memory is not detrimental. It may mean a bit slower performance with Safari. As long as the memory graph stays in the green there's nothing to worry about.
You want to strive for zero swap if possible for optimal system performance but it's not detrimental to your M1.
Swap memory is not detrimental. It may mean a bit slower performance with Safari. As long as the memory graph stays in the green there's nothing to worry about.
You want to strive for zero swap if possible for optimal system performance but it's not detrimental to your M1.
as long as you get the RAM from a trusted retailer, then adding RAM is definitely beneficial. i would recommend shopping at OWC to find your RAM. there's also instructional videos on their site to help you determine if you can do the install for your self or farm it out.
Tricky, because the m1 Macs have unified RAM so that's not viable for me. Not to mention the fact that MacOS tends to use all the RAM available, so even though I have 16gb of RAM I will tend to get swap memory just browsing the web with 10 tabs open. Which is why I'm curious about swap memory and its negative effects, if there are any to be concerned about.
RAM is your fastest memory. Swap is slower so you want to minimize the use of swap memory. I minimize swap usage by not having many apps open simultaneously. Using swap will not damage your computer.
oh, ok. i thought you were asking about swapping the RAM on a mac where that's possible. if i had known yours was an M1, i would have known better than suggest something that's not possible. :)
:') unified memory aside, thank you for the help!!
Thank you for the wisdom Old Toad, Almost got confused between you and jeffreythefrog (Both are very nice names btw). Im happy that Swap memory is not detrimental to the Mac.
Great tip! Will for sure be more wary of my background apps, thank you for the reply!
Swap memory, a good or bad thing?