Brand new Neo. Getting error message “Your system has run out of application memory”.
RAM is 8GB. I only have office type activities and only have a couple open. I have only added MS suite since opening the box and these are all closed atm.
Total storage is nowhere near capacity.
Is there a system problem? Or am I just going to have to live with the messages? Perhaps a reboot needed….
just wondered if anyone else had this issue
thanks
1 - A brand-new Mac showing “Your system has run out of application memory” during normal Office use is not something you should have to accept.
2 - A restart may clear it temporarily, but repeated warnings usually point to a background process using excessive memory, a software issue, or less commonly a hardware problem.
3 - First, restart the Mac and install any available macOS updates. You can check for updates under System Settings >> General >> Software Update. Apple’s guidance for updating macOS is here: Update macOS on Mac
4 - If the message returns, open Activity Monitor (Applications >> Utilities >> Activity Monitor) and check the Memory tab to see what is consuming RAM. Apple explains how to use Activity Monitor here: View memory usage in Activity Monitor on Mac
5 - Since you recently installed Microsoft Office, it is worth checking whether any Office-related background processes or OneDrive are using excessive memory, even when the apps appear closed. Also make sure Office is fully updated.
6 - With only light Office use, an 8 GB Mac should not repeatedly show this warning.
7 - Other factors might contribute to this issue are:
Four Categories of Third Party Software / Services that are not needed
Get rid of them via the Developers Instruction
In no special order
1 - Third Party 2 Way Firewalls
2 -Commercial VPNs
3 - Third Party Security Software
4 - Third Party Disk Cleaners / Optimizer
1 - A brand-new Mac showing “Your system has run out of application memory” during normal Office use is not something you should have to accept.
2 - A restart may clear it temporarily, but repeated warnings usually point to a background process using excessive memory, a software issue, or less commonly a hardware problem.
3 - First, restart the Mac and install any available macOS updates. You can check for updates under System Settings >> General >> Software Update. Apple’s guidance for updating macOS is here: Update macOS on Mac
4 - If the message returns, open Activity Monitor (Applications >> Utilities >> Activity Monitor) and check the Memory tab to see what is consuming RAM. Apple explains how to use Activity Monitor here: View memory usage in Activity Monitor on Mac
5 - Since you recently installed Microsoft Office, it is worth checking whether any Office-related background processes or OneDrive are using excessive memory, even when the apps appear closed. Also make sure Office is fully updated.
6 - With only light Office use, an 8 GB Mac should not repeatedly show this warning.
7 - Other factors might contribute to this issue are:
Four Categories of Third Party Software / Services that are not needed
Get rid of them via the Developers Instruction
In no special order
1 - Third Party 2 Way Firewalls
2 -Commercial VPNs
3 - Third Party Security Software
4 - Third Party Disk Cleaners / Optimizer
I'm with Owl-53 on this one.
I use Office fairly heavily on an M3 iMac with only 8GB of RAM and have no problems at all. I would expect it to be a bit slower for you, but you should not be gunning out of application memory because of it.
What version of office have you installed? If you are a MS365 subscriber, I strongly recommend using the office apps from the App Store instead of installing the from the package available to download directly from Microsoft.
Make sure to reboot the mac to see if teh issues persist
I am not a fan of MS office, if I am honest, due to things like “eating” app memory, causing devices to crash, i need to use it for my work but privately when a system admin is not telling me what to do I always use Pages, Keynote and Numbers
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Thank you so much for taking time to reply and very thorough. I will try all the suggestions and see what happens. Hopefully a one off.
thank you.
Thanks for the suggestion. I didn’t know that was an option. Cheers
I am an old Skool excel geek so I am in that camp. Thanks for taking time to reply.
Thank you
You are welcome and yes, hopefully a one off 🤞
New Neo with 8GB RAM running out of application memory
