Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: encrypted swap file Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:44:23 -0700 Lines: 55 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 2+Wsoeg60QiFch95qHfcAwrzHHEekIChnRf/0Zn3jVwPxIwbOE Cancel-Lock: sha1:6Lc/ctLnuFPwpZUcMZyGM7/kLWw= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: encrypted swap file Thread-Index: AdEBYnmphbZwQ/odbkKjlBu3yJEAIA== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:82455 On 10/7/15, 5:01 PM, in article mv4blf$6f5$1@dont-email.me, "John Somerset" wrote: > On 10/7/15 7:39 PM, Snit wrote: >> On 10/7/15, 3:35 PM, in article mv46jq$kjj$1@dont-email.me, "John Somerset" >> wrote: >> >>> On 10/7/15 5:12 PM, Jolly Roger wrote: >>>> On 2015-10-07, John Somerset wrote: >>>>> Pulling down the memory menu from Menu Meters, I saw I had 1 encrypted >>>>> swap file. I restarted. Now it says "0 encrypted swap file present." >>>>> >>>>> Maybe swap files could be an Achilles heel if I used File Vault, but I >>>>> don't. Won't this slow performance if I have to swap? >>>> >>>> Seems like you are looking for a problem where there is none. >>>> >>>> Also, FileVault doesn't noticeably slow down OS X. >>>> >>> I think you're onto something. I had inquired out of curiosity, but now >>> that you mention it, I've been getting beach balls with Safari since I >>> went to El Capitan. Apps may open faster than before, but the same app >>> that opened instantly one time may take a long time, maybe a minute, the >>> next time. Back to the 90's! >> >> Not seeing that here. You might want to boot into Safe Mode to clear caches >> and the like and then reboot. >> >> To get to Safe Mode: boot holding the Shift key. You can release it once you >> see the progress bar. >> >> > I'm not seeing it now. I have no swap files, although there are 326 > pageins. > > I'd like to learn more about what cleaning Safe Mode does. Does it > clear System and User caches? "Deletes font caches, Kernel cache and other system cache files" No user caches. You can toss your Cache folder in your Library though. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: * Mint KDE working with folders: * Mint KDE creating files: * Mint KDE help: * Mint KDE general navigation: * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: * OS / Word Processor Comparison: