Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject	Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping
Date	2025-01-16 19:16 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2025-01-16, Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> wrote:
> (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?

That would depend on how much RAM you actually use, but the general
recommendation is to keep 10-20% free on the startup drive, depending on
how much your system swaps due to low memory conditions. You're way
short of that 100 GB (10%). 

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How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-15 23:10 -0800
  Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-16 19:16 +0000
    Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-16 13:44 -0800
      Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-17 00:49 +0000
        Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:13 -0800
          Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-18 10:33 +1300
            Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:45 -0800
              Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-01-18 13:33 +1300
                Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-19 12:24 -0800
                Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-19 21:00 +0000
                Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-21 17:10 -0800
              Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-01-18 19:11 +0000
                Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-19 12:26 -0800
  Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Doc O'Leary ,   <droleary.usenet@2023.impossiblystupid.com> - 2025-01-17 15:29 +0000
    Re: How much HD space needed for memory swapping Dudley Brooks <dbrooks@runforyourlife.org> - 2025-01-17 13:55 -0800

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