EvilRaat
Level 1 (2 points)

Q: kernel_task high memory usage

Hi, since I upgraded from Lion to Mavericks yesterday, the kernel_task process has been running consistently with 4.7GB of RAM.  The OS is now constantly running at full usage of physical RAM and swapping more than 10GB to disc.

 

I have a MBP Early 2011 with 8GB RAM.

 

What is the kernel_task process and is there anyway of limiting its drain on my system.  As it is, my MBP is pretty much useless as it takes forever to even load a webpage, let alone run servers and IDE's which I need to do.

 

Hopefully I don't have to revert to my Lion backup, but without a solution to this I'm going to have to.

 

Hope someone has a pointer for me.

 

Thanks,

Paul

 

Screen Shot 2013-10-27 at 12.36.42.png

Screen Shot 2013-10-27 at 12.37.00.png

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 26, 2013 4:40 PM

by EvilRaat,Solvedanswer
EvilRaat EvilRaat
Level 1 (2 points)
A:

Looks like a reboot sorted it out.  Feel like an idiot now.  Hope this will help anyone else having the same issue.

 

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?" - Roy, The IT Crowd.

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 3:20 AM

Close
EvilRaat

Q: kernel_task high memory usage

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

first Previous Page 8 of 8

  • by marc_l,

    marc_l marc_l Sep 8, 2016 6:57 AM in response to r.euben
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Sep 8, 2016 6:57 AM in response to r.euben

    This doesn't work because the system won't let me move the files, only copy them. When I try to delete the files after copying them, I get a message saying they can't be deleted because the files are being used by OS X.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 8, 2016 8:28 AM in response to marc_l
    Level 9 (70,250 points)
    iTunes
    Sep 8, 2016 8:28 AM in response to marc_l

    You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. A new post would be much more visible. You can link to this one.

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Sep 8, 2016 12:12 PM in response to marc_l
    Level 6 (19,292 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 8, 2016 12:12 PM in response to marc_l

    marc_l wrote:

     

    This doesn't work because the system won't let me move the files, only copy them. When I try to delete the files after copying them, I get a message saying they can't be deleted because the files are being used by OS X.

    If you cannot move the files, chances are you are NOT using Mavericks.  You should be posting in the forum related to your specific operating system release.

     

    You should give as much details as you can.

     

    It would be nice in your new "Post" to include the EtreCheck output

    <https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6174> or <http://etrecheck.com>

first Previous Page 8 of 8