Thursday, June 19, 2014

Mac memory management

Mac memory:

Total = free + wired + active + inactive
Used = wired + active + inactive

Wired memory are those that cannot be swapped to the hard drive.

Inactive memory are those no longer used and can be released using the "purge" command.

[1] Free Up Inactive Memory in Mac OS X with Purge Command
[2] What is "wired memory" in Activity Monitor?

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