macOS Sequoia Massive memory leak

Isn't it amazing what's possible when people follow instructions?

Have you ever installed any security, cleaning, or other maintenance apps? That is the most likely cause.

I have been running Sequoia on an M1 Mini and an M2 MacBook Pro for quite a while and don’t have your “memory leak.”

Hi BDAqua,

It's been 23 hours since the last reboot and my MacBook Pro hasn't crashed since. I think removing those two plists fixed my problem! It's just so weird that these two plists would cause the WindowServer to crash.

Thanks!

cytan

I'm no expert so this pennyworth might not be worth a penny but it is how I understand it:

Random Access Memory is memory instantly available for open programmes to use so having 8gb RAM and not using it all could be said to be a waste. I don't think that using it fills up the machine's "installed memory" where your photos and documents and apps are stored and, when you switch an app off, the RAM it was using becomes available for other tasks. The newer apps use more RAM because they do more but when they are not used they don't occupy the RAM memory space. I paid £400 extra to double the RAM on this M1 machine to 16gb and the money will have been wasted if it is not needed. If we notice a performance problem due to high RAM usage it might be time to upgrade to a more modern machine. Multi-tasking with a lot of open apps is a great idea but can our brains really cope with all that?

No offense, but I’m using 2021 m1max with 64gb ram and 2t storage.

And windowserver process takes 13+gb memory after I quit all applications and services. When I put it away for one night, no memory was released. Also, no external display connected.

Before posting here, I’ve done several experiments and identify this issue is associated with iPhone mirroring.

I've now identified that GroundNews extension might be to blame *about:processes* in Firefox for reference. I was running version 3.1 on Firefox 131.0.3 on Sequoia 15.0.1. The developer said they are working on an updated version for this issue.

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Attached is my EtreCheck Report of my INTEL MacBook Pro circa 2019 2.4 GHz 8 Core Intel i9, 64GB of memory running Sequoia 15.0.1. This Mac has been running really unstably, can only stay up for a few hours. ever since it was upgraded to Sequoia from Sonoma.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

cytan

+1 I suggested using EtreCheckPro back on the 19th.

Thanks! I deleted those files and have run for the last 4 hours without crashing yet. I'll have to leave it overnight to be sure that those two files were the source of the problem. Stay tuned ...

Great to hear my friend, do take care!:)

I am astounded by the size of your Mail programme. Mine is:

I delete most communications except Family and Friends and my health, insurance, taxes and other personal business.

Are you the BBC or Microsoft or a spam factory? I am awed by the immense hoard of mail you have.

Perhaps you could move your historic, archival, emails to an external hard disk if you feel unable to bin them and that might free up more space for current work.

So I had version 15.0 and everything was great. I'm now getting the problem after installing version 15.1. As someone here said, the problem is the OS in relation to USB-C and\or HDMI monitor connections. It's not one specific app. My particular problem is with the screensaver. My Citrix workspace App also but all that is irrelevant. I trying to figure out how to downgrade back to 15.0. No luck so far. Apple support said I would have to go back to Sonoma. Anyone found a solution yet?