Boost Up Memory 2 9 1 Mac Os X

1. Boost Up Memory 2 9 1 Mac Os X 10.7
2. Boost Up Memory 2 9 1 Mac Os X El Capitan

Memory Cleaner X monitors your memory usage and cleans up your Mac's memory, increasing performance. Cached memory can take up the memory needed for new apps, and Memory Cleaner X increases performance by cleaning cached memory. Memory Cleaner X also monitors RAM usage on your computer, and you can free up unused memory in just one click. Mac OS uses anywhere from under 2 MB of RAM to well over 20MB, depending on the Mac OS version, processor type, and memory settings. To find out how much memory Mac OS is using on your computer, from the Apple menu, select About this Computer. In OS 7.6 and higher, or About this Macintosh. In System 7.0 through 7.5.5.

Note: This document does not apply to Mac OSX.

Mac OS uses anywhere from under 2MB ofRAM to well over 20MB, depending on the Mac OS version,processor type, and memory settings. To find out how muchmemory Mac OS is using on your computer, from the Apple menu, selectAbout this Computer... in OS 7.6 and higher, or Aboutthis Macintosh... in System 7.0 through 7.5.5. When configuredwith default memory settings, the System or Mac OS should use anamount of memory within these general ranges:

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If you have a large amount of physical RAM, the system can take upsignificantly more space than these ranges suggest. However, if youfind the system is still taking up too much memory, consider one ofthe following possibilities:

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• Virtual memory: On PowerPC-equipped Macintoshes,Mac OS, as well as any running application, will use anywhere between25% and 50% more memory when virtual memory has beendisabled. To turn virtual memory on, from the Apple menu, chooseControl Panels and then Memory. Under 'VirtualMemory', select the On radio button. Restart your computerfor the change to take effect.

  For systems with less than 64MB of RAM built in, use the up and downarrows to set the total memory to double the amount built in. Onsystems with more built-in memory, set the total to 1MB over theamount built in.

• RAM Disk: A RAM Disk provides space for filestorage in the RAM and places an icon for this space (similar to afloppy disk icon) on your desktop. With the exception of using aMacintosh as a server, there is little use for this feature and youshould disable it. To do this, from the Apple menu, chooseControl Panels and then Memory. Under 'RAM Disk',select the Off radio button. Restart your computer for thechange to take effect.
• Disk Cache: While a large Disk Cache can improveoverall system performance, it's important to balance that with theamount of RAM built in. In some cases, such as with Adobe Photoshop,performance will actually suffer if Disk Cache is set too high. Toadjust Disk Cache, from the Apple menu, choose Control Panelsand then Memory. Under 'RAM Disk', select the Defaultsetting radio button. If you don't have this option, use the upand down arrows to adjust the size to between 256K and 1024K. Restartyour computer for the change to take effect.
• Desktop pictures: Often, a desktop picture canuse up RAM and slow the overall system performance. Particularly ifyou are using a third-party desktop picture utility, system memoryusage may increase by as much as 2MB. While the memory requirements toplace a picture on the desktop using Apple's Appearancecontrol panel are not as bad, significant slow-downs will occur as thecomputer approaches memory capacity. To remove the desktop picture,from the Apple menu, choose Control Panels and thenAppearance. Click Desktop. If a desktop picture isin use, click the Remove Picture button. Click SetDesktop to remove the desktop picture. Restart your computer tofree the memory previously used by the picture.
• 32-bit addressing: To access more than 8MB ofRAM, your computer must be capable of 32-bit addressing. Without32-bit addressing, you will notice the system software has beenassigned all of the memory beyond 8MB. Depending on what kind ofcomputer you have and what version of the OS you are using, there area number of ways to fix this problem:
  • If you are running any version of System 6, you will have toupgrade to at least System 7.0 to make use of more than 8MB of RAM.This is because System 6 is only capable of 24-bit addressing.
  • If you have a Macintosh II, IIx, IIcx, or SE/30, your computer hasa 'dirty ROM'. Before you can use 32-bit addressing, youmust install Mode32, available from Apple's FTPsite as well as most online Mac OS software archives. Make sure thatyou get Mode32 7.5, because earlier versions of Mode32 wereincompatible with Mac OS 7.5.
  • If you are running System 7 (and have Mode32 installed if yourcomputer requires it), make sure that 32-bit addressing is turned on.You can do this from the Memory control panel.

  Note: All Mac OS computers with PowerPC chips, AVMacintoshes, the PowerBook 500 series, and computers running Mac OS7.5 and higher always have 32-bit addressing turned on.