I am getting the following pop up, which makes no sense since I have few applications open. It reads Your Computer is low on memory. To free up some memory, please close a few applications. Does anyone know what this is? And, how do you remove? Is this a virus, and if so am I better off loading some malware to address this pop-up?
ThankS!
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Try this:
Move your mouse to the bottom of the screen (where your apps are) and click the rocket icon. Next, search for "activity monitor." This is a built-in app that shows you what processes your mac is running (similarly to task manager on windows.) Open the app and click "memory." Is there anything using a significant amount of memory? It would help if you posted a screenshot here.
The message about memory being low can also be caused by malware or unwanted applications (This isn't necessarily the cause though). Visit https://www.malwarebytes.com/. Then, download the free malware scanner and make sure your mac doesn't have malware. Malwarebytes is safe to use and is frequently recommended by users on this forum.
Try this:
Move your mouse to the bottom of the screen (where your apps are) and click the rocket icon. Next, search for "activity monitor." This is a built-in app that shows you what processes your mac is running (similarly to task manager on windows.) Open the app and click "memory." Is there anything using a significant amount of memory? It would help if you posted a screenshot here.
The message about memory being low can also be caused by malware or unwanted applications (This isn't necessarily the cause though). Visit https://www.malwarebytes.com/. Then, download the free malware scanner and make sure your mac doesn't have malware. Malwarebytes is safe to use and is frequently recommended by users on this forum.
Thanks for posting the screenshot.
Please reply as soon as possible.
Why is this pop up occurring ... you can see memory appears to be fine?
Your Computer is low on memory.
