My MacBook Air says I have low memory but have nothing open and can't run some apps

my mac is saying i have low memory but have nothing open and cant run some apps

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on May 25, 2022 2:54 AM

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kaz-k

Level 9

51,168 points

May 25, 2022 3:50 AM in response to seagull144

I assume that your MacBook Air has low free space on the SSD storage device.

You need to clean up for more free space on SSD.

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