mfdmjavier
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: MBP App Memory Clean showing a total of only 3.38GB RAM, although my MAC should have a total of 4?
Hello all,
Perhaps a question more for the tech-experts (I'm not one ) :
I have been running the (well-known) App Memory Clean for a while, and have been quite satisfied with its "Auto-Clean" function, as it saves me up on the Disk swapping.
However, as I open the App, there are a few options that can be seen:
Active
Wired
Inactive
Free
Used
Total
My MBP Retina (late '13) has a 4GB RAM installed- and yet the "Total" RAM memory that Memory Clean displays is a mere 3.41 GB and fluctuating. I have checked Activity Monitor as well as About this Mac>More Info>System Report> Memory, showing me that all slots are "OK".
Is this an app "bug"? If so, that would be relieving, but nonetheless brings me to a more deep-rooted question:
Is constantly "cleaning" the RAM bad for it and for the MBP's performance?
(I have heard that Memory Clean runs by "dumping disk cache"- which is supposedly bad for system performance...?)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 7.0.6
John Galt
Level 9
(50,389 points)
mfdmjavier wrote:
Is constantly "cleaning" the RAM bad for it and for the MBP's performance?
It's a waste of time. Your Mac is specifically designed to maximize use of finite resources.
"Cleaning" is utter nonsense. Erasing RAM that doesn't happen to be in use at the moment will only require it to reload data from slower mass storage when it is needed, which only adds to a system's workload. RAM that goes unused is a waste of resources that you paid for.
There are plenty of garbage "cleaning" utilities available in and out of the App Store. To meet Apple's low bar of entry to the App Store requires that an app do no harm. It does not have to provide any benefit at all.
