Your System has Run out of Application memory

At this point most people just concede and get a new computer.

I have been having the same problem, then further down this feed I saw a comment to download the free app Memory Clean from the App Store (created by FIPLAB) - since it is on the App Store and apparently endorsed by Apple, I gave it a shot. It worked fantastically well. I have 8GB of installed memory and 7.99GB were reportedly tied up. The trick is to keep running Memory Clean and each time it apparently finds more cache files and who knows what else and it cleared out over 5GB of memory - it currently stands at 2.33GB used, 5.7GB available. Pretty amazing. I ran it quite a few times and each time it somehow found more caches to delete.

FIPLAB also provides Disk Doctor for $2.99, which promised to free up hard drive space - it also gets good reviews and is endorsed by Apple, so I gave that a try too. It finds downloads, application caches, etc. - it cleared out 4.2GB from my 500GB hard drive. Not a great amount, but every little bit helps.

So I strongly recommend Memory Clean for "out of application memory" issues and also Disk Doctor to free up hard drive space.

I´m having the same issue, 2013 macbookpro, I´m not using mail, but mailplane, firefox, lightroom, photoshopCC2014...

Remember that this is a user-to-user forum!

Apple employees rarely participate here!

If you want Apple to know about your issue, you have to report it on apple.com/feedback.

I agree that Memory Clean is a godsend! The problem with Mavericks memory management is that it is trying to apply a method that works great on iPhones (where apps tend to be small and the need is to be able to switch between them quickly) to desktops where many of us at least are running very large programs and the need is to have them run as quickly as possible and not needing to switch between programs very often. In my case (I am a scientist who runs large analysis sessions with Matlab), the Mavericks memory management seems to have the effect of making my 32GB Mac Pro act as though it only has a few hundred MB, often causing it to grind to a halt or even crash. The RAM is stuffed full of archived obsolete content that is being held onto like a mentally ill hoarder who is holding onto everything "just in case" to the extent that there is no room to move around and all the computer's CPU cycles are being tied up moving around the little bit that is left open just so I can read some e-mail let alone run a big analysis run. It's ludicrous!

As of this morning, after applying yesterday's update for Mavericks, I'm constantly getting the error message:

Your System has Run out of Application memory

How should I proceed to solve this?

Before this morning my MacBook Pro (13", late-2013) was very stable.

Thanks for any help!

Hans

I have not seen one solution here that works and now I have this same issue with Macbook Air. Destination - Genius Bar I guess?

set the date correct once and try it might solve issues

I had this problem and where I was getting the error your system has run out of application memory and fixed it by resetting the NVRAM /PRAM.

TURN OFF COMPUTER

Turn on computer and

HIT COMMAND / OPTION / P / R ALL FOUR KEYS at the same time before the gray screen appears

Hold the keys until you hear it start up for a second time.

I had to do it twice, one right after the other, and now my machine is fine.

Hope this helps

I am having the same issue. This is a joke. I have been having endless problems with my Mac, my mail program and my iphone. Apple died with Jobs and now the company is in the very beginning of their swam dive. I'm not a tech nerd and I don't know the in's and out's of my computer, so I can't answer RAM details or what's going on in the background. I just need it to work like it used to. Any help would greatly (GREATLY) appreciated. Maybe it's time to hang up the Apple once and for all.

CrestPoint wrote:

Apple died with Jobs

That is the type of comment made here commonly to try to troll a reaction from other Apple users. It doesn't do anything except make people ignore your post.

Pete

I have been with Apple since I was born. I've never used these forums and I've NEVER owned another type of machine. BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK IT'S PRETTY USELESS. I have restarted my computer over a dozen times this morning with this issue. With over 100k views I'd say this is probably a serious issue, so ignore my post or not I think it probably needs to be fixed.

It's pretty hard to say why it 'just doesn't work' when you have supplied no details of your problem. To say you are having the same problem as someone here posted about over a year ago is no help to you or anyone else. I suggest starting your own thread and including an etrecheck report may help you more, and I'd probably stay away from the cheap shots at Steve Jobs when you do it.

etresoft a long time contributer to Apple Support Communities wrote a very useful app he called etrecheck which helps in diagnosing many problems caused by third party installs etc.. Go to his website, read his information and from there download and run the program according to his instructions

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Cheers

Pete

True your Mac needs to be fixed. So when are you going to stop whining and moaning here and get started on fixing it?