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Re: Startup disk has no more space available.

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In article <KpidnXmOcI2NVxDJnZ2dnUU7-IudnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
<alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> >> I "solved" excessive page-outs and disk activity in Yosemite by
> >> - disabling swap (turning off VM)
> >> - disabling compressed memory
> >> - disabling spotlight
> >> - also disabled hibernation mode (not related to page outs)
> >
> > all but the last one are a *really* bad idea. very, very bad.
> 
> Horseshit.
> 
> Compression is easily turned off and has no effect on operations.  Gone 
> weeks and weeks without it active.

memory compression reduces the need to swap, which speeds up the
computer.

if you have a huge amount of memory then the difference may not be
major, but it's not zero and not everyone has a huge amount of memory.
most don't, and they will notice a difference.

> I haven't turned off swap, but with the memory on this machine it should 
> not be an issue.  I typically have in excess of 8 GB of RAM available. 
> (Right now with nothing but browsers, calendars, usenet, and other light 
> apps I have over 15 GB available).

the more physical memory you have the longer you'll last without swap.
it *will* be a problem.

also, if you have 15 gig free, your system is not running properly. you
want as little free memory as possible. free memory is wasted memory.

> When I have the time to screw around I'll turn off the VM too and see 
> how that flies.

it's your time to waste.

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Startup disk has no more space available. Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2014-11-30 09:02 -0800
  Re: Startup disk has no more space available. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-11-30 14:12 -0500
    Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2014-11-30 11:58 -0800
      Re: Startup disk has no more space available. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-11-30 16:24 -0500
      Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2014-12-08 08:33 -0500
    Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Tom Evans <tomevans9890@yahoo.ca> - 2014-11-30 12:11 -0800
      Re: Startup disk has no more space available. billy@MIX.COM - 2014-11-30 23:18 +0000
      Re: Startup disk has no more space available. John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-12-10 15:49 -0500
        Re: Startup disk has no more space available. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-12-10 16:46 -0500
          Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-12-14 12:34 -0500
            Re: Startup disk has no more space available. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-12-14 14:58 -0500
            Re: Startup disk has no more space available. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-12-14 15:20 -0500
              Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-12-15 16:24 -0500
              Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-12-16 22:29 -0800
                Re: Startup disk has no more space available. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-12-17 01:37 -0500
                Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-12-17 20:26 -0800
                Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-12-18 09:06 +0000
                Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-12-18 14:45 +0000
        Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-12-11 01:49 +0000
          Re: Startup disk has no more space available. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-12-11 00:58 -0500
            Re: Startup disk has no more space available. John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-12-11 17:18 -0500
              Re: Startup disk has no more space available. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-12-11 17:24 -0500
              Re: Startup disk has no more space available. JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-12-11 22:47 -0500
            Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-12-14 10:49 +0100
              Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-12-14 12:13 +0000
            Re: Startup disk has no more space available. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-12-14 12:27 -0500
    Re: Startup disk has no more space available. billy@MIX.COM - 2014-11-30 23:16 +0000

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