Re: encrypted swap file

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: encrypted swap file
Date	2015-10-08 00:24 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-10-08, John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> 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"
>> <somerset@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/7/15 5:12 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2015-10-07, John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> 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.

Pageins don't decrease performance. Pageouts, on the other hand...

> I'd like to learn more about what cleaning Safe Mode does.  Does it 
> clear System and User caches?

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262>

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encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 16:53 -0400
  Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-07 21:12 +0000
    Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 18:35 -0400
      Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 16:39 -0700
        Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 20:01 -0400
          Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:24 +0000
            Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 21:51 -0400
              Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 03:01 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 16:23 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 20:41 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 17:47 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 22:00 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 18:19 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file billy@MIX.COM - 2015-10-08 23:40 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 20:00 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-08 20:06 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 20:35 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-09 17:34 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-09 18:41 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-09 15:29 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-09 14:31 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-09 18:42 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-09 18:44 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-10 10:09 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-09 14:09 +1300
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 22:00 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-09 15:29 +0000
          Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 17:44 -0700
            Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 22:01 -0400
              Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-07 19:09 -0700
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 16:13 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-08 16:44 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 16:49 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-08 16:51 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-08 16:56 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-08 17:52 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-10-08 19:51 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 17:34 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 21:49 +0000
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 18:22 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 16:42 -0700
                Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-08 20:07 -0400
                Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 17:43 -0700
                Re: encrypted swap file Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-08 16:54 -0700
      Re: encrypted swap file Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-08 00:22 +0000
        Re: encrypted swap file John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2015-10-07 21:58 -0400

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