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Why does CleanMyMac keep saying M1 out of memory?
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Your message is generated by CleanMyMac, correct?... 
Are you actually having a problem with anything except CleanMyMac?
What does CleanMyMac support say about that?
(Maybe they will offer to send you the "latest beta" of CMM?)
But, seriously, I would like to point the "finger of shame" at a utility like CleanMyMac, but that doesn't really address your question.
Truth is, there's still some issues with Monterey, and one of those is problems with memory leaks.
I am hopeful that an update to the system will help, or completely eliminate the memory problems in Monterey.
Could be fixed in 12.3, or 12.4
You COULD "quit any applications that you are not using", check for better use after the next update to Monterey. Regardless of what I read sometimes on these forums, Apple does occasionally fix stuff...
Are you actually having a problem with anything except CleanMyMac?
What does CleanMyMac support say about that?
(Maybe they will offer to send you the "latest beta" of CMM?)
But, seriously, I would like to point the "finger of shame" at a utility like CleanMyMac, but that doesn't really address your question.
Truth is, there's still some issues with Monterey, and one of those is problems with memory leaks.
I am hopeful that an update to the system will help, or completely eliminate the memory problems in Monterey.
Could be fixed in 12.3, or 12.4
You COULD "quit any applications that you are not using", check for better use after the next update to Monterey. Regardless of what I read sometimes on these forums, Apple does occasionally fix stuff...
I have not contacted CleanMyMac yet - not noticing any problems other than the CMM message that keeps reappearing. Even comes up after a restart with just Safari open.Your message is generated by CleanMyMac, correct?...
Are you actually having a problem with anything except CleanMyMac?
What does CleanMyMac support say about that?
I'm sure that you have checked this, but the current version of CleanMyMac that I see is 4.10.1 - released just last week?
Is that what you have?
If you are completely up-to-date on CMM - could still be an issue with CMM. Maybe CMM is just reporting what it sees as out of memory, and might be accurate, given some of the current reports about Monterey.
You say "just Safari open" -- you may want to dig a bit deeper on that.
When you get the message, what do you see in your Activity Monitor/Memory tab? You can sort the list by memory usage
Is that what you have?
If you are completely up-to-date on CMM - could still be an issue with CMM. Maybe CMM is just reporting what it sees as out of memory, and might be accurate, given some of the current reports about Monterey.
You say "just Safari open" -- you may want to dig a bit deeper on that.
When you get the message, what do you see in your Activity Monitor/Memory tab? You can sort the list by memory usage
That is the version of CMM that I have - previous version was also giving me same messages.
Have not checked Activity Monitor - will do that next time.
Have not checked Activity Monitor - will do that next time.
I'd uninstall cleanmymac. Done.
I actually had it installed and found it completely useless.
Of course, your mileage may vary, but I don't understand what for you are keeping it.
I actually had it installed and found it completely useless.
Of course, your mileage may vary, but I don't understand what for you are keeping it.
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I actually like CMM. It does many things well and makes maintaining my machine easy.
I've been having similar issues. My Activity Monitor is showing a great deal more than yours is in this screenshot, but I have several tabs open, and a few apps. Nothing that my 16GB standard RAM MacBook Pro couldn't have handled. But I keep getting this /incredibly/ annoying message from CMM. My theory (and it is just that) is that CMM doesn't understand unified RAM, and so is saying it's full when it's - well, it IS, but it's handled differently, so it's not "full" in the way standard ram would be at the same threshold. I've tried quitting all apps, shutting the machine down and restarting is with nothing running. Once I open one or two things, I get the CMM popup. No way should a brand new machine have that kind of memory issue...
Your original post was almost a year ago; I'd love to know what you've learned in the interim!
CMM is considered malware and you should clean it out of your machine pronto.
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You should consider (just as a test!) removing CMM, then watch your system for a day or two.
Problem gone?
The so-called "clean up the system and improve performance" is something that you can probably delay for a bit, just to see if the problem is fixed. (Lots of users here with old complaints about CMM. The "Myth" is based on previous, often legitimate experiences. Is the software better behaved now, enough to trust the company (and the software?) The "jury" is still out on that, I think.
Problem gone?
The so-called "clean up the system and improve performance" is something that you can probably delay for a bit, just to see if the problem is fixed. (Lots of users here with old complaints about CMM. The "Myth" is based on previous, often legitimate experiences. Is the software better behaved now, enough to trust the company (and the software?) The "jury" is still out on that, I think.
As above post #12, not malware.
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I use Onyx, a donationware utility, to do things similar to what CMM claims to do:
www.titanium-software.fr
Further, a (free!) maintenance utility I use to monitor the macOS built in malware defenses is SilentKnight:
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Both utilities are from Apple-registered developers who are well known on many troubleshooting websites.
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This website offers free operating system utilities for macOS that are developed by Titanium Software: OnyX, Maintenance, Deeper, CalHash, and Access Menu.
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Further, a (free!) maintenance utility I use to monitor the macOS built in malware defenses is SilentKnight:
SilentKnight, Skint, SystHist, silnite, LockRattler & Scrub
Skint – a watchful eye on security settings Updated! Checks key security settings and features including SIP, SSV, Gatekeeper, XProtect, XProtect Remediator and macOS security updates. Runs a…
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Both utilities are from Apple-registered developers who are well known on many troubleshooting websites.
That screen doesnt even look like the cleamymac UI but rather the standard macOS' out of memory prompt (unless they copied it directly)
Anyways, that app is wonky with how it perceives low memory situations. When i used it a few years back, it would look at the free RAM and freak out (despite a huge chunk just being inactive/cached and technically available)
Anyways, that app is wonky with how it perceives low memory situations. When i used it a few years back, it would look at the free RAM and freak out (despite a huge chunk just being inactive/cached and technically available)