How to fix "your system has run out of application memory"?
I've recently been encountering the above error message that reads "your system has run out of application memory". This error "pauses" certain applications like Chrome and Adobe Acrobat Reader. I recently upgraded to Sierra... before Sierra I had never encountered this error. How do I fix it? Thank you!
EtreCheck Report:
EtreCheck version: 3.1.3 (337)
Report generated 2016-12-02 08:41:50
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Runtime 2:55
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: No problem - just checking
Hardware Information: ⓘ
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro12,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-5257U) CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 272
Video Information: ⓘ
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Color LCD 3360 x 2100
System Software: ⓘ
macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2657) - Time since boot: about 16 days
Disk Information: ⓘ
APPLE SSD SM0128G disk0 : (121.33 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
[Show SMART report]
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 120.11 GB (28.14 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.47 GB Online
USB Information: ⓘ
Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ⓘ
System Integrity Protection status: disabled
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.20 - 2015-09-04) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.20 - 2015-09-04) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.20 - 2015-09-04) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.20 - 2015-09-04) [Support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.avira.kext.FileAccessControl (1.2.4 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-11-16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d15 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-11-16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d15 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-11-16) [Support]
[loaded] com.orderedbytes.driver.ControllerMateFamily (4.6.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-11-16) [Support]
/Library/Extensions/ControllerMate.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.orderedbytes.driver.CMUSBDevices (4.6.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2014-09-05) [Support]
[not loaded] com.orderedbytes.driver.CMUSBKeyboard (1.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2014-09-05) [Support]
[not loaded] com.orderedbytes.driver.CMUSBPointer (1.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2014-09-05) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] au.com.glassechidna.heimdall_usb_shield (6.0 - 2016-11-13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller (1.0.0d15 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-11-13) [Support]
~/Desktop/InsomniaX.app
[not loaded] net.semaja2.kext.insomnia (2.1.7 - SDK 10.9 - 2014-10-11) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 167 Apple tasks
[running] 80 Apple tasks
[killed] 24 Apple tasks
24 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 157 Apple tasks
[running] 89 Apple tasks
[killed] 23 Apple tasks
23 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a 23d420d.plist (2016-10-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.general.agent.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.gjallarhorn.plist (2016-11-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.notifications.agent.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.odscan.default.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.scheduler.agent.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[running] com.avira.antivirus.systray.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.telemetry.agent.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.update.default.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[running] com.avira.helper.avstats.plist (2016-11-16) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2016-10-26) [Support]
[loaded] com.orderedbytes.ControllerMateHelper.plist (2016-07-15) [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (2015-10-16) [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[running] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-10-11) [Support]
[running] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-10-11) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.dbcleaner.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[running] com.avira.helper.watchdox.plist (2016-12-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.malwarebytes.HelperTool.plist (2016-11-13) [Support]
[running] com.mice.360Daemon.plist (2015-11-04) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2014-05-09) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2016-09-22) [Support]
[running] com.palm.novacomd.plist (2011-06-24) [Support]
[loaded] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist (2014-06-06) [Support]
[not loaded] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist (2016-05-30) [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (2015-10-16) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist (2015-07-23) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[failed] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2014-04-05) [Support] - /Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper: Executable not found!
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist (2016-11-13)
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-08-24) [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-12-01) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (2016-11-16) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (2016-11-12)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Flux Application (2016-10-08)
(/Applications/Flux.app)
Jumpcut Application
(~/Desktop/Jumpcut.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-21) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-10-21)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.020.20042 - SDK 10.11 (2016-11-26) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 15.020.20042 - SDK 10.11 (2016-11-26) [Support]
Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-21) Outdated! Update
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 (2015-04-02) [Support]
Silverlight: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-06-10) [Support]
MeetingJoinPlugin: Unknown - SDK 10.6 (2015-04-02) [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 111 build 14 (2016-10-26) Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
BlueStacks Install Detector: Unknown
WebEx64: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-09-11) [Support]
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
WasteNoTime - Bumblebee Systems, Inc. - http://www.bumblebeesystems.com/ (2016-07-18)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2016-04-15) [Support]
Java (2016-10-26) [Support]
SwitchResX (2015-09-29) [Support]
XBox 360 Controllers (2015-09-15) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 120.11 GB Disk used: 91.96 GB
Destinations:
My Book [Local]
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 9/4/15, 10:31 AM
Last backup: 9/4/15, 10:31 AM
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 91.96 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
7% kernel_task
3% hidd
2% WindowServer
2% fontd
0% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
1.31 GB kernel_task
590 MB Google Chrome Helper(10)
270 MB Google Chrome
205 MB Franz Helper(3)
131 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(9)
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
1.58 GB Available RAM
46 MB Free RAM
6.42 GB Used RAM
1.54 GB Cached files
1.01 GB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
Dec 1, 2016, 10:46:45 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/QuickLookSatellite_2016-12-01-224645_[redacted ].crash
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/quicklookd. app/Contents/XPCServices/QuickLookSatellite.xpc/Contents/MacOS/QuickLookSatellit e
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.1), null