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Mavericks and memory (Ram)

Hi


Anyone else noticed how Mavericks uses memory ?

I have a new Macbook Air 2013 with 4GB of memory and after a short wile.

The system have used 3.99GB of the total 4GB 😟 Isn't that a big problem. Thats can't be right.

I would think that the computer would suffer greatly after a short time of use and the computer

needs to be restarted. If thats true. The new Mavericks ***** big time on Computers with less

memory. Or is there something i don't know.


Thanks

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 8:07 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2013 8:11 AM

Mavericks uses memory smarter than previous OS's, not necessarily less memory. Look at the swap memory if that is high then you have a problem. Also, if the mac is still running fast then there isn't a problem.

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Nov 15, 2013 11:22 AM in response to evghenii

Also evghenii, have you cleared out some of the crap that was mentioned in this post…

https://discussions.apple.com/message/23783739#23783739


Post another etrecheck report to see if there is still old items, the last report had 4 startup items that have been deprecated since 10.4!

2 Apple background jobs have failed…


evghenii wrote: at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5551531?answerId=23783739022#23783739022


Startup Items:

FanControlDaemon - Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon

HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist




Is anyone surprised by Macs that perform badly when running software that uses methods Apple stopped recommending in 2005?

Nov 15, 2013 11:51 AM in response to sjøgren

auch im SAFE Modus der gleiche Mist !


MAIL geht gar nicht mehr auf !


kernel_task über 4GB.


User uploaded file



Kernel Extensions:


Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist


Problem System Launch Agents:


Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist

[not loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist

[not loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.configuration.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.intercheck.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.notification.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.scan.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.sxld.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.webd.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

[not loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist


Launch Agents:

[not loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist

[not loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.uiserver.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

[not loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist


User Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.crashplan.javacheck.plist

[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist


User Login Items:

uHD-Agent

iTunesHelper

ChronoSyncBackgrounder

Alfred

Dropbox

HazelHelper

KiesAgent

Android File Transfer Agent

CrashPlan menu bar

fuspredownloader


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Cineform

Flash Player

Hazel

Java

Perian

ProCutX Server

Tuxera NTFS


Internet Plug-ins:

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Unity Web Player.plugin


User Internet Plug-ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin


Bad Fonts:

None


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:


100% com.apple.internetaccounts


100% Mail

11% mdworker

1% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% MenuTab Pro for Facebook

0% imagent


Top Processes by Memory:

3.17 GB
Mail

249 MB
com.apple.internetaccounts

106 MB
MenuTab Pro for Facebook

74 MB Finder

74 MB WindowServer

57 MB CalendarAgent

49 MB gamed

41 MB Activity Monitor

41 MB identityservicesd

41 MB Dock


Virtual Memory Statistics:

20 MB Free RAM

2.28 GB
Active RAM

2.28 GB
Inactive RAM

549 MB
Wired RAM

334 MB
Page-ins

820 KB
Page-outs

Nov 15, 2013 12:00 PM in response to berndfrombremen

ich flippe echt bald aus ! Das System ist nicht mehr nutzbar. FinalCut bricht zusammen weil kein freier Speicher verfügbar, mehrere Anwendungen gleichzeitig öffnen geht gar nicht ! MAIL kann ich seit 11 Tagen nicht benutzen, komme nicht an meine gesepicherten eMails ran und habe mir schon AIRMAIL kaufen müssen, damit ich überhaupt lokal einen Mailclient nutzen kann. Das System ist ein gewachsenes System, seit 2008 installiert und immer problemlos upgedated worden. Und nun das ! Ein Neuinstall von SL oder ML geht eigentlich nicht, weil viel zu viel installiert ist, Plugins, etc. Vermutlich gabs den Mist deshalb umsonst, ist ne beta, eine andere Erklärung kann es nicht geben. Das sind echt alte Windows Probleme mit denen man hier kämpfen muss.


NOCHMAL APPLE !!!! Ich kann nicht mehr ARBEITEN !!!! Und wenn man mal im Netz stöbert, bin ich da nicht der Einzige, der mit diesem Mist Memory Management Probleme hat !

Nov 15, 2013 12:02 PM in response to berndfrombremen

Hardware Information:

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1

1 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 4 cores

8 GB RAM


Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - VRAM: 512 MB


Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3


Startup Items:


System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:24:8


Disk Information:

SAMSUNG HD204UI disk2 : (2 TB)

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Videoschnitt HD (disk2s2) /Volumes/Videoschnitt HD: 1,07 TB (618,3 GB free)

Mountain Lion HD (disk2s3) /: 925,33 GB (268,49 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk2s4) <not mounted>: 650 MB


SAMSUNG HD204UI disk0 : (2 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Harddisk3 (disk0s2) /Volumes/Harddisk3: 2 TB (790,46 GB free)


SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk3 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Backup (disk3s2) /Volumes/Backup: 815 GB (89,53 GB free)

BOOTCAMP (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 184,86 GB


SAMSUNG HD753LJ disk1 : (750,16 GB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Harddisk2 (disk1s2) /Volumes/Harddisk2: 598,2 GB (366,34 GB free)

FOTOS (disk1s3) /Volumes/FOTOS: 151,48 GB (16,72 GB free)


HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CH08LS10


USB Information:

Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

MLK Trust Mouse


Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard


Logitech USB Receiver


Generic Ultra Fast Media Reader



Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller




FireWire Information:


Thunderbolt Information:


Kernel Extensions:


Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist


Problem System Launch Agents:


Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist

[not loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist

[not loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.configuration.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.intercheck.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.notification.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.scan.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.sxld.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.webd.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

[not loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist


Launch Agents:

[not loaded] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist

[not loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist

[not loaded] com.sophos.uiserver.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

[not loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist


User Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.crashplan.javacheck.plist

[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist


User Login Items:

uHD-Agent

iTunesHelper

ChronoSyncBackgrounder

Alfred

Dropbox

HazelHelper

KiesAgent

Android File Transfer Agent

CrashPlan menu bar

fuspredownloader


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Cineform

Flash Player

Hazel

Java

Perian

ProCutX Server

Tuxera NTFS


Internet Plug-ins:

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Unity Web Player.plugin


User Internet Plug-ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin


Bad Fonts:

None


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:


100% com.apple.internetaccounts


100% Mail

11% mdworker

1% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% MenuTab Pro for Facebook

0% imagent


Top Processes by Memory:

3.17 GB
Mail

249 MB
com.apple.internetaccounts

106 MB
MenuTab Pro for Facebook

74 MB Finder

74 MB WindowServer

57 MB CalendarAgent

49 MB gamed

41 MB Activity Monitor

41 MB identityservicesd

41 MB Dock


Virtual Memory Statistics:

20 MB Free RAM

2.28 GB
Active RAM

2.28 GB
Inactive RAM

549 MB
Wired RAM

334 MB
Page-ins

820 KB
Page-outs

Mavericks and memory (Ram)

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