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com.apple.webkit.webcontent using too much memory

Why is com.apple.webkit.webcontent using 10 GB of memory?

MacBook, MacBook 12-in running Sierra 10.12

Posted on Jan 18, 2018 10:28 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2018 10:31 PM

Because some site you are browsing is using a lot of memory, almost always due to a bug in Flash but sometimes because a site has a ton of animated windows going.


Quit and restart Safari and you should revert to a more normal memory size.

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com.apple.webkit.webcontent using too much memory

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