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From: Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org>
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Subject: Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:46:30 -0800
Organization: Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company
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On 1/15/25 11:15 PM, Your Name wrote:

> On 2025-01-16 06:48:53 +0000, Dudley Brooks said:
> 
>> (I hope that "memory swapping" is the correct term.)
>>
>> Model:    Late 2013 Macbook Pro
>> OS:    OS X 10.13.6 High Sierra
>> HD:    1 TB, 954.34 GB used, 44.27 GB available
>> CPU:    2.6 GHz Intel
>> Mem:    16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
>>
>> As you see, my HD is very full.
>>
>> As it fills up, I have seen a big dropoff in function -- programs load 
>> much more slowly, can only have a few programs open at the same time, 
>> windows don't open at full size, etc.
>>
>> I assume this is because of not enough swap space on the HD.
>>
>> What is the recommended amount of HD space to keep free for good 
>> performance?
>>
>> Thanks!
> 
> There is no real exact rule. Many places suggest 5% to 20% should be 
> kept free, depending on what you use your Mac for - processor heavy 
> tasks like video editing / converting, games, 3D graphics, etc. will 
> require more than simple word processing. It also depends on how much 
> real RAM the computer has.
> 
> You can check how much swap space is being used in Activitiy Monitor. 
> Click on the "Memory" tab, and then at the very bottom  will be "swap 
> space".
> 
> Quitting unneeded apps, closing unneeded browser tabs and Finder 
> windows, etc. will all help keep real memory emptier.
> 
> My Mac Mini (late 2014) with 8GB RAM and running High Sierra and almost 
> teh same drive space used / free as your Mac, is curently using just 
> 768KB of swap space with four internet apps with a couple of browser 
> tabs, and a simple game running.

Thanks!


-- 
Dudley Brooks, Artistic Director
Run For Your Life! ... it's a dance company!
San Francisco