How clean RAM on Mac

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How clean RAM on Mac

I have a MacBook Air 2015 with 4 go of RAM with Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro take RAM and I need more ram to use Final Cut Pro rapidly. When I use Final Cut Pro I have 0,5 go of ram free and I have just FCP,photos and Finder of open. I try a terminal to clean ram but this not work. I Also try to use memory diag but this not clean a lot of ram (I need more free ram) Its maybe beacause I am making à vidéo 8k and I use the 3D titles?

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 23, 2022 1:11 PM

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Kurt Lang

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Oct 23, 2022 1:14 PM in response to Samuel-F

You don't. The OS handles what is or isn't in RAM as efficiently as possible.

Your issue is 4 GB of RAM isn't enough to do much of anything but surf the web and send or receive emails. The apps you're trying to run require at least 8 GB of RAM to run well. 16 or better preferred.

Unfortunately, you cannot upgrade the RAM on your Mac. The only choice is to get something newer and better configured for what you're trying to use if for.

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Kurt Lang

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Oct 23, 2022 1:26 PM in response to Samuel-F

Cleaning RAM does no good. None. The OS will immediately fill it again. And with such limited RAM on your Mac, almost none of it will ever go unused.

Running FCP on 4 GB of RAM is possible. It just won't, and can't run well. The minimum is just that. The bare bones amount it will launch and run under.

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Samuel-F Author

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Oct 23, 2022 1:23 PM in response to Kurt Lang

I now I can buy a new Mac but I want to wait 2 wears.

Do you have methods to clean ram ? If I make a vidéo in 1080 p (good), can this clean ram ?

I see in this article that I can use Final Cut Pro with 4 go of ram but I need to clean I think Final Cut Pro - Technical Specifications - Apple (CA) 🤔

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Samuel-F Author

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Oct 23, 2022 1:35 PM in response to Kurt Lang

I see that.

So maybe continue with iMovie but… anyway tanks.

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