No Free Memory, Paging in/out, Purging...

[anti-win]

After exchanging for i5 2.5 Mac Mini, I'm noticing this problem with the Ram.


Second picture 25 minutes after first screen shot.
Third picture is seconds after a purge.

 

[iThinkergoiMac]

Well what are you running?

Your screenshots are confusing. The purge command doesn't reduce the number of page outs/ins and the amount of swap used, but in either case it appears to have done so. Are you using the purge command in the Terminal or something else?

 

[anti-win]

In terminal. I understand it does not reset the page ins/outs.

It is simply to free up inactive ram therefore preventing page ins/outs.

Just as I started this reply I watched my green "free" ram on the pie graph on my dock turn to blue "inactive".

I currently have one tab open in safari, mail, iTunes, handbrake, terminal, & activity monitor running.





Actually, just had a huge melt down. Had to force quit handbrake, mail, & iTunes. Then purged in terminal again. Had over 2.5 gbs swapping.