2012 Macbook pro high ram usage

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So, I have a 2012 Macbook pro. I upgraded it with a 250 GB Samsung 550 SSD and it has 8GB of ram. I&#x27;m monitoring the RAM usage with Dr. Cleaner (I found it in the app store) and the usage is always above 90%. Here&#x27;s the EtreCheck report:Problem description:2012 Macbook pro high ram usageEtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)Report generated 4/21/15, 11:06 AMDownload EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckClick the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.Hardware Information: ℹ️    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    8 GB RAM Upgradeable        BANK 0/DIMM0            8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM0            Empty      Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n    Battery: Health &#x3D; Normal - Cycle count &#x3D; 236 - SN &#x3D; W03054BX2D3LCVideo Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 4000        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 18:33:32Disk Information: ℹ️    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250.06 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 248.83 GB (193.95 GB free)            Core Storage: disk0s2 249.20 GB Online    HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N USB Information: ℹ️    Logitech USB Receiver    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad    Apple Computer, Inc. IR ReceiverThunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busGatekeeper: ℹ️    AnywhereKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /Applications/Karabiner.app    [loaded]    org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.6.0 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.torch.update.agent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    org.pqrs.NoEjectDelay.load.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    SwitchboardService.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    Battery Diag    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    MacID    Application  (/Applications/MacID.app)    HyperDock Helper    Application  (/Applications/HyperDock.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HyperDock Helper.app)    Alfred 2    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    cDock Agent    Application  (/Applications/cDock.app/Contents/Resources/helpers/cDock Agent.app)    Karabiner    Application  (/Applications/Karabiner.app)    Inklet    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    Inklet    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    Inklet    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    MacGameStore Helper    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/MacGameStore.com/Helper/MacGameStore Helper.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10Safari Extensions: ℹ️    AdBlock    Facebook Improved3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Time Machine not configured!Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         6%    MenuTab for Facebook         6%    WindowServer         3%    Activity Monitor         2%    distnoted(3)         2%    fontdTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    926 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)    800 MB    kernel_task    270 MB    DrCleaner    254 MB    Safari    229 MB    DockVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    311 MB    Free RAM    7.69 GB    Used RAM    0 B    Swap UsedDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Apr 20, 2015, 04:34:27 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/node-webkit Helper EH_2015-04-20-163427_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 04:32:05 PM    Self test - passed    Apr 20, 2015, 03:48:56 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-04-20-154856_[reda cted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:34:48 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153448_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:34:39 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153439_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:34:26 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153426_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:34:17 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153417_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:34:04 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153404_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:33:53 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153353_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:30:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-153035_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:28:56 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152856_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:28:44 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152844_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:28:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152835_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:28:24 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152824_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:27:50 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152750_[redacted].crash    Apr 20, 2015, 03:27:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-20-152725_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 05:17:59 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-171759_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 05:16:05 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-171605_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 05:04:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-170410_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 05:01:32 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-170132_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 05:00:39 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-170039_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:56:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-165642_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:53:29 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-165329_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:43:14 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-164314_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:35:56 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-163556_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:35:31 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-163531_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:35:18 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-163518_[redacted].crash    Apr 18, 2015, 04:35:05 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/blued_2015-04-18-163505_[redacted].crash

dominic23 · Answer

Try getting rid of this     com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.Best.

Allan Jones · Answer

You are seeing the New Normal with a third-party app that looks for the Old Normal. The "RAM Used" metric is no longer useful because Apple changed how the system reserves RAM starting with OS 10.9.  The new system allows the system to reserve large blocksRAM for faster access and, although technically "used," is available faster than in OS10.8 and older.Forget third-party utilties--Activity Monitor shows the new metrics: Swaps and Memory Pressure. You are using no swaps so I suspect your memory pressure is OK. My iMac has 12GB RAM and runs very fast; here are my current RAM metrics from Activity Monitor:Note the lack of swaps and basically no memory pressure in spite of 11.7GB of 12GB reserved. This is now what is normal as long as your computer runs well.