I have a iMac late 2009 with 12GB ram, 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 duo, 322GB free space and OS X 10.9.3.
My problem is that I often have to reboot my machine because the machine "is out of software memory".
Need help to fix this.
Anybody?
Hello,
Do you know what TSR softwares the computer is running on Login?
SEE -->
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Logins Items
No. Have can i find out?
Yes, its done, and then what?
What the names of the applications in the list ?
iTuneshelper - (This object wasn't found)
Canon IJ Network scanner
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Dropbox
Printer Pro Desktop
Neither Bing nor Google finds any existing reports of an error message with the text "is out of software memory" — which is very unusual. Well, other than the search engines finding this discussion, real soon now. This lack of matches in the search engines implies that the software involved that's issuing that message is very unusual or that this error almost never happens, or that the cited error message text is not the exact text of the message. (With computers, these sorts of exact-error-text details do unfortunately matter.)
This means the core here is figuring out what software is issuing this error. (This is also not a message I'd expect from OS X itself.)
If you have a virtual machine around or an odd application around or if there's something being generated by some odd web content running within Safari, then this error message may or may not be related to OS X itself, for instance — identifying the package or tool generating this message is key.
Since this is Mavericks, launch Activity Monitor from Applications > Utilities and go explore what your current memory usage is, as a starting point. That'll tell you how much free memory OS X is seeing, and what's using memory. The CPU display within Activity Monitor will also indicate which applications are active and using CPU time, and that might help identify the software that's issued the dialog box or error message.
If this is a dialog box that you're transcribing that error text from, you can press the Command-Shift-4 chord, place the reticule on the dialog box you're seeing, press the space bar (which will then highlight the window that'll be captured), and use the trackpad or mouse to click on the dialog box. The captured screen shot file will be named Screen Shot, followed by the time and date, and is placed on your Desktop. Then use the camera icon here to upload the saved screen shot file into the forums.
As for the few applications that start at login that you've posted, you can disable each in turn, and see if the error message then goes away. (None of those is an obvious trigger for this message, particularly given the text of the message isn't listed anywhere.)
I have just added a software called Gimp.app for editing files with extension .eps etc. this is a free software i use instead buying Adobe Photoshop and similar software.
I also have start up problems with the background picture on my desktop. It won't cover the hole desktop, just 2/3.
You'll need to provide more data on the exact text of the error message (if what was posted wasn't already the exact text), and you may need to experiment; to try removing each of the packages that have been installed.
If Gimp was installed just before this all started, then that is an obvious candidate for the trigger, and removing it would be the obvious test.
As for alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Flying Meat's Acorn is far cheaper than the Adobe Photoshop tools, can read and write various Adobe formats, and may well meet your needs — it's what I use.
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your next post. It's a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 27. juni 2014 18:44:11 CEST
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
12 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 3:23:31
Disk Information:
ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (500,11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499,25 GB (322,37 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09
USB Information:
Canon MG3100 series
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Dropbox
Printer Pro Desktop
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.3.3 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
InstantOn: Version: 7.1.2 - SDK 10.8 Support
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 164.73 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 3
Total number of backups: 66
Oldest backup: 2013-11-06 11:36:51 +0000
Last backup: 2014-06-27 16:05:52 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3 > (Disk size 464.96 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
0% PluginProcess
0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
0% mds_stores
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
246 MB Safari
147 MB mds_stores
98 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB PluginProcess
74 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
8.27 GB Free RAM
2.21 GB Active RAM
284 MB Inactive RAM
1014 MB Wired RAM
2.13 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Appears to be a pretty clean system. When you get the message typically what apps are running at the time?
As a test log into another user account on your Mac and run for a bit to see if you get the same message.
See Linc Davis' post in this topic: Re: Why am I getting 'out of application memory' error since 10.9.1 upgrade
Now I have the exact info:
The system has no more software memory.
You should take out the crappy AdobeResourceSynchroniser out of the Users&Groups->LoginItems, with the minus sign underneath, and then restart and uninstall that same software.
out of software memory
