Free memory on Retina 2013 at startup

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the first time I post for a qustion for this issue. If not, I apologise. The matter is: also with a fresh install of Maverick, on my Retina Display 15,4" mid 2013 with 8 gbyte of RAM, the free memory is around 4 Gbytes. Aren't 4 Gbytes for the system not too much?
Thanks
Simon

This should give you a full explanation how RAM is utilized in Mavericks:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5890
Ciao.

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My macbook pro model mid 2009 is running slow. free memory is 35 mbs and inactive memory is 1.36 gb with a total of 5 gb RAM memory

Problem description:
too much inactive memory 1.87 gb and free memory only 35 mb
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated 10 December 2014 3:30:26 pm IST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
5 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 4:42:54
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD5000LPVT-80G33T2 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
[redacted] (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (142.01 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.driver.KUSBModemCDC07 (4.0.2) [Support]
[not loaded] com.driver.KUSBModemDataA07 (4.0.2) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
JHHPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/JHHPortDetect
Sudochmod: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Sudochmod
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[running] jp.co.canon.CUPSCAPT.BG.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Caffeine Application (/Applications/Caffeine.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
HyperDock Helper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
zako: Version: zako 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
ClickToFlash
Awesome Screenshot
Breaking News
The New York Times
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Arupreet: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 357.24 GB
Destinations:
CHIKKI [Local]
Total size: 331.41 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2014-06-10 13:36:00 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-08 13:57:40 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 331.41 GB < (Disk used 357.24 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      8% python
      3% WindowServer
      3% uTorrent
      2% SystemUIServer
      0% mtmfs
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.29 GB JavaAppLauncher
123 MB SystemUIServer
102 MB iStatMenusDaemon
86 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
81 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
50 MB Free RAM
1.97 GB Active RAM
1.90 GB Inactive RAM
673 MB Wired RAM
6.70 GB Page-ins
8 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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Dec 9, 2014, 02:54:15 AM VLC_2014-12-09-025415_Arus-MacBook-Pro.crash

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Launch Activity Monitor
Select Memory tab
Launch Terminal
type sudo purge
password
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How to reset free memory to the highest

I sometimes restart Tiger to reset the "Free" memory (RAM) higher.
Is there a way to reset this without restarting?
I have 768 MB DDR SDRAM 1/4 of which is used once restarted. After a while of use, it never gets back to a 1/4. With no user apps open it can be as high as half used (My human memory seems to think it is near 1/2). So I restart to claim back the 1/4. Is there another way to clean out the processes that are using up resources?
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If I use widgets, they not only take up memory, but seem to use CPU resources as do other applications. I clean all this by restarting. I can quit all widgets to clean that out without a restart, but clearly other things claim resources. If I burn a movie DVD and another process calls to the computer, there can be for an instant a surge on available resources. I do not mean something I activate during the burn, I mean hands off but some process which is less likely if I am burning just after a restart vs after much computer use. I am assuming it delays the feed to the recording DVD which given the burning process, clocks steady and at one speed, different than the CPU and computer resources which can compensate clocking during a process. So a restart seems to minimize bad burns. It sure seems I get no bad burns if I burn after a restart. That most occurred with burns on computer time many hours and other usage past the restart.
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Restarting is working but it shouldn't make any difference whatsoever. The reason why it is is that apps and HW are not releasing resources properly i.e other apps, files, HD's, ports, CPU's, GPU's, keyboards, track-pads etc (even after they quit) this type of resource sharing is a new thing for them. The restart is simply releasing the resources from everything. Well almost everything, FW devices as well as partitioned internal HD's seem to misbehave, slowing things down or hanging, during startup and shutting down. A common way people are finding to force their computers to see certain USB and FW devices is to plug them in prior to startup and/or launching of any apps that may want to use such devices. However, this is not a reliable fix for devices that want to launch, control or be controlled by apps. i.e. video cameras, Maxtor OneTouch HD's etc. An all new system architecture in 10.4. I believe the majority of issue with HW and SW and the incredible number of kernel panics people are experiencing across HW configurations (G4-Intel) is that there is and error in the I/O kit at the kernel level.
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Your machine.
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Core Freq:
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L1 Cache:
L2 Cache:
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System is hanging. fseventsd brings free memory down from 2.5 GB to 5 MB within minutes

I'm a computer novice, no technical knowledge whatsoever.. need your help
I use an Intel iMac, 4 GB RAM running on 10.6.8 for over a year without any glitches
2 days ago, noticed that the HD space was reducing rapidly from startup..
Activity monitor showed that fseventsd [and to and extent kernel_task] was using all the free memory and then the virtual memory was being used, system hanging within a few minutes of login
The same happens with the other user account and the guest account.. But works fine in safe mode. Windows XP through bootcamp works fine.
Unable to run any program long enough to obtain any results as the system hangs in no time
I ran disk utility and verified and repaired lot of differing permissions [Lot of SUID warnings could not be repaired] . Disk seems to be fine
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EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 28 July 2014 10:06:57 AM GMT+05:30
Hardware Information:
    iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
    iMac - model: iMac8,1
    1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1680 x 1050
        spdisplays_display_connector
System Software:
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:56:24
Disk Information:
    WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA1 disk0 : (298.09 GB)
        - (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 195.88 GB (16.11 GB free)
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 101.89 GB
USB Information:
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Configuration files:
    /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
    /etc/hosts - Count: 30 - Corrupt!
Kernel Extensions:
    [not loaded]    com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (2.3.8) Support
    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.ZTE.driver.ModemDriverMac (1.0.2d1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support
Startup Items:
    HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
Problem System Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.paragon.NTFS.upd.plist Support
Launch Daemons:
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.barebones.textwrangler.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist Support
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    [not loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents:
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    [not loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.SELPHYCP.BG.plist Support
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    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
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    GrowlHelperApp
    iTunesHelper
    iStat menus Helper
    Dropbox
    Android File Transfer Agent
    RealPlayer Downloader Agent
    SurplusMeterAgent
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    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.5f1 Support
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
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    Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60310.0 Support
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         5%    WindowServer
         2%    firefox
         1%    fontd
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tried to show a sample of each type
18:40:01 getdirentries64
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18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000052   fseventsd
18:40:01
RdMeta
0.000376 W mdworker
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000055   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000046   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000055   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000055   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:01
RdMeta
0.000399 W mdworker
18:40:01 getdirentries64
0.000055   fseventsd
18:40:10 getdirentries64
0.000008   mdworker
18:40:10 close
0.000004   mdworker
18:40:10 getdirentries64
0.000046   fseventsd
18:40:10 stat64
poser.mdimporter/Contents
0.000017   mdworker
18:40:10 open
poser.mdimporter/Contents
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:10 fcntl
0.000001   mdworker
18:40:10 fstatfs64
0.000002   mdworker
18:40:10 getdirentries64
0.000015   mdworker
18:40:10 getdirentries64
0.000007   mdworker
18:40:10 close
0.000003   mdworker
18:40:40 read
0.038712 W fseventsd
18:40:40 read
0.000004   mds
18:40:40 fcntl
0.000004   mds
18:40:40 pread
0.000006   fontd
18:40:40 pread
0.000005   fontd
18:40:40 pread
0.000004   fontd
18:40:40 pread
0.000004   fontd
18:40:40 pread
0.000004   fontd
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/Library/Fonts
0.000016   fontworker
18:40:40 statfs64
/Library/Fonts
0.000004   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
/Library/Fonts
0.000006   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
/Library
0.000020   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
0.000005   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.002230 W fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000058   fseventsd
18:40:40 stat64
/Library/Fonts
0.000016   fontworker
18:40:40 open
/Library/Fonts
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 fcntl
0.000001   fontworker
18:40:40 fstatfs64
0.000002   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000066   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000060   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000008   fontworker
18:40:40 close
0.000004   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
Fonts/ACaslonPro-Bold.otf
0.000009   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
ACaslonPro-BoldItalic.otf
0.000008   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
nts/ACaslonPro-Italic.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
ts/ACaslonPro-Regular.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
s/ACaslonPro-Semibold.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
lonPro-SemiboldItalic.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
onts/AdobeArabic-Bold.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
dobeArabic-BoldItalic.otf
0.000007   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
ts/AdobeArabic-Italic.otf
0.000007   fontworker
8:40:40 getattrlist
t/Cambria Bold Italic.ttf
0.000007   fontd
18:40:40 getattrlist
/Library
0.000014   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
0.000015   fontworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
t/Cambria Bold Italic.ttf
0.000022   fontd
18:40:40 pread
0.000006   fontd
18:40:40 getattrlist
icrosoft/Cambria Bold.ttf
0.000017   fontd
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18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 lstat64
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000027   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000011   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 open
og.1//Contents>>>>>>>>>>>
0.000009   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:40 open
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000007   mdworker
18:40:40 fstat64
0.000002   mdworker
18:40:40 fcntl
0.000002   mdworker
18:40:40 flistxattr
0.000003   mdworker
18:40:40 close
0.000005   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000007   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000005   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000010   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
/private/var/log
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
-shutdown.log.1/.DS_Store
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
og/launchd-shutdown.log.1
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 open
private/var/log/.DS_Store
0.000012   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 fstat64
0.000002   mds
18:40:40 open
0.000005   mds
18:40:40 pthread_fchdir
0.000001   mds
18:40:40 pthread_fchdir
0.000002   mds
18:40:40 close
0.000003   mds
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 lstat64
System/Library/Extensions
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000008   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
y/CoreServices/Finder.app
0.000007   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
y/CoreServices/Finder.app
0.000008   mdworker
18:40:40 open
System/Library/Extensions
0.000007   mdworker
18:40:40 fstat64
0.000002   mdworker
18:40:40 fcntl
0.000001   mdworker
18:40:40 flistxattr
0.000003   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 close
0.000003   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000005   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000010   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
/System/Library
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 access_extended   System/Library/Extensions
0.000009   mdworker
18:40:40 getattrlist
rary/Extensions/.DS_Store
0.000019   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000055   fseventsd
18:40:40 getattrlist
System/Library/Extensions
0.000006   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 open
/System/Library/.DS_Store
0.000012   mdworker
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000056   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000045   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd
18:40:40 fcntl
0.000002   mds
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000044   fseventsd
18:40:40 getdirentries64
0.000057   fseventsd

Free Memory app - how to remove?

Some time ago I bought the Free Memory app from the Mac App Store. Now I have a better memory cleaner and I want to delete Free Memory app but when I try to trash it, I get a message that the app is active and cannot be deleted. I checked at the Mac App store and I find that they have removed Free Memory app from the store. Is this because the app has been giving problems? And how to I getb rid of it?

You must quit the application before you can remove it.
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
    1. AppZapper 2.0.1
    2. AppDelete 3.2.6
    3. Automaton 1.50
    4. Hazel
    5. AppCleaner 2.1.0
    6. CleanApp
    7. iTrash 1.8.2
    8. Amnesia
    9. Uninstaller 1.15.1
10. Spring Cleaning 11.0.1
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

Memory gates checking failed because the free memory is less than 5% of total memory

·         Business
Goal: Achieve a stable environment
·         Repro
Steps: n/a
·         Expected
Results: I expect the MSCRM Async services to use a relatively static amount of RAM
·         Actual
Results: Over the weekend, the memory hit critical mass and CRM failed
·         Environment:
Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, CRM 2013 On Premise - both on the same box, Email Router is installed on the same box. We have not yet applied either of the two new UR for 2013.
I'm currently experiencing a memory leak in our production environment. I will fill out the details shortly.
Here's the error:
Log Name:      Application
Source:        System.ServiceModel 4.0.0.0
Date:          4/20/2014 11:39:14 PM
Event ID:      3
Task Category: WebHost
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          NETWORK SERVICE
Computer: server.domain.com
Description:
WebHost failed to process a request.
Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/58366981
Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/VisualWorkplace/XRMServices/2011/Organization.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation.
The exception message is:Memory gates checking failed because the free memory (1240145920 bytes) is less than
5% of total memory. As a result, the service will not be available for incoming requests. To resolve this, either reduce the load on the machine or adjust the value of minFreeMemoryPercentageToActivateService on the serviceHostingEnvironment config
element.. ---> System.InsufficientMemoryException: Memory gates checking failed because the free memory (1240145920 bytes) is less than 5% of total memory. As a result, the service will not be available for incoming requests. To resolve
this, either reduce the load on the machine or adjust the value of minFreeMemoryPercentageToActivateService on the serviceHostingEnvironment config element.
   at System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceMemoryGates.Check(Int32 minFreeMemoryPercentage, Boolean throwOnLowMemory, UInt64& availableMemoryBytes)
   at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CheckMemoryCloseIdleServices(EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)
   at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)
We just recently increased the available memory from 8GB to 24GB to help ensure that there is enough memory. This error never happened on CRM v4. According to the resource monitor, SQL is only reserving 20.7GB of RAM and there is 694MB of RAM in Standby.
The main Async service is using 660MB and the maintenance Async service is using 265MB.
To resolve the issue temporarily, I restarted both Async services this morning. Shortly after everything came back, they were holding fairly steady around 350MB and 200MB. It's been six hours since then.
The last time I spoke with Microsoft about a similar problem, they suggested increasing the amount of RAM.

It became more and more of a problem. It was impacting the users in a more subtle way at first. You couldn't configure the CRM for Outlook client. After a while, they couldn't use CRM in Outlook at all and users reporting not being able to complete phone
call activities. I opened a ticket with MS and they suggested the same as Wilson Lou did. The organization error had nothing to do with the creep on the async services usage of RAM. It was indeed caused by SQL stealing all of the memory. Limiting the max usage
to 24GB RAM has resolved that error.
My Async processes are still using a LOT of RAM, but now that I have more than enough RAM, it doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. They are currently using about 700MB RAM each.
Also, I have upgraded to SP1, UR2.
Eric Hula - CRM Administrator

IMac Memory Issues: "Your Mac OSX Startup Disk Has No More Space Available"

Hi all,
I've done some extensive searching on my issue, and haven't been able to find a solid solution. I was hoping that if I shared my specific problem, it might shed some light on what is going on. My OS is current: 10.8.2 with plenty of HD space (over 250 GB) and 4 GB ram.
Over the past couple of days, my iMac has become very slow and laggy. Most times I will eventually get the message: "Your Mac OSX Startup Disk Has No More Space Available". This is after it has been lagging for quite a while, sometimes several hours.
I will restart, things will be sufficiently fast for a few minutes, but once I start working in any application (including any browser, or adobe software) it starts to slow down until it is eventually to a crawl, with the spinny wheel showing up often, even when only one application is open at a time. It doesn't take more than several minutes to start slowing down. Even simple things like hovering over the dock start to really lag, or opening my applications folder or System Preferences can take upwards of 15-30 seconds, even several minutes sometimes.
Here's some steps I've taken so far:
- Checked the activity monitor and system memory seems fine. No single app takes up more than 7% or so of memory at any given time. 1.65 GB active, 1.64 GB inactive, about 700 MB wired, free about 4 MB. VM size is 247 GB, CPU also seems OK: (%user around 10-20%, %System around 10%, Idle around 70-80%). No single app seems to be taking up an excessive amount of Real Memory.
- Permissions repair (It found some things to fix, but never completely finished, seemed to freeze after several hours, tried it several times)
- Checked disk for repair (no problems found), did the S.M.A.R.T check and ran tests again using Onyx.
- Re-indexed Macintosh HD
- I saw a suggestion to reset the PRAM, so I did that.
I do have the system backed up via Time Machine. Suggestions for further action are very much appreciated!

Ok, thanks. Here's a screenshot from during when it was running to a near halt (took me a while even to take the screenshot):
Here's a second screenshot after restart. All I did was open Chrome to post this:
At this exact moment I have about 500MB of memory free, but I have been watching it slowly count down starting from 2GB free when I first restarted. So far it is running smoothly, but I am guessing that it will start to lag again once the free memory dials down.
In case there is any correlation: I happened to have a strange issue with my internet connection. My router seems to be working fine, and I have wi-fi connected around the house. However, I did have my iMac connected via ethernet cable, and the wired connection was not working (was not finding a DNS address), but when I go to Wi-fi, it works. Again, could be totally unrelated, but it started just before the slowdown.

Free memory

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For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article. If the Storage display seems to be inaccurate, try rebuilding the Spotlight index.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then restart the computer. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation—not the mythical 10%, 15%, or any other percentage. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Ask for instructions in that case.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) or GrandPerspective (GP) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one. Note that ODS only works with OS X 10.8 or later. If you're running an older OS version, use GP.
Deleting files inside a photo or iTunes library will corrupt the library. Changes to such a library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS or GP can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install the app you downloaded in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
sudo /Applications/GrandPerspective.app/Contents/MacOS/GrandPerspective
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Ignore any other messages that appear in the Terminal window.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal.

Neat Trick! Free memory run Repair Permissions...

Ok, this one baffles me, I'm wondering if its just my MBP setup or if this will work for anyone. I noticed that if I run Disk Utility and Repair Permissions after starting up I free up almost 300megs of memory. Yes 300 MEG! Even if there are no permission problems to fix...
When I start up I have around 1112 Meg free memory and another 300-400 of used inactive memory. If I run DU and repair permissions my free memory shoots up to 1442 MEG Free.
Could someone else give this a try and let me know if the same happens for you. If it does I'd sure like to know why.
I realize this isn't an earth shattering thing here but it is a little puzzling, at least to me...
Would love to hear others results with this...
Cheers,
Peter

The only app that appears to display all running processes (if you can get them to display properly) is "top." Open the Terminal and run top at the prompt. If you have the Developer Tools installed you could try using the included utility called BigTop. It's likely that the processes with lowest PIDs are the ones run at startup. I don't know the specific processes but I do know the startup sequence of events:
The first thing that runs at startup is the BootROM. It contains the POST or Power-On Self Test that checks basic hardware, sets the initial states for the CPU, RAM, and crucial hardware interfaces. It also verifies RAM. If the machine passes POST then you will hear the normal chime. If not you will hear one of five beep errors: one beep means no RAM installed; two beeps means the RAM is incompatible; three beeps means there are no good memory banks; four beeps means there is no good image in the BootROM; and five beeps means the processor is not operable.
Next is the initialization of Open Firmware which also checks for startup modifier keys (like OPTION or SHIFT.)
After initialization the Mac OS X system is located and control is transferred to BootX which initializes the kernel environment and drivers needed to boot the system. It also starts up the kernel initialization process. When loading the kernel environment BootX also attempts to load any previously cached set of device drivers. This is what's going on when you see the spinning gear on the startup screen.
Next the kernel initializes the I/O kit and starts launchd. Launchd manages all the system daemons for both the system and individual users.
If you open Activity Monitor then click on the PID column to sort the PIDs in ascending order, then from the drop down menu select All Processes, Hierarchically. You will see the order of processes handled by launchd which is the first process run after initialization. Process 0 is the kernel_task.
After launchd executes it runs the /etc/rc script that performs basic system initialization which in turn launches SystemStarter that runs the contents of the startupitems folder. Configuration data are stored in the /etc/hostconfig file.
Next comes the Login Window process which loads the user environment, then the Dock, Finder, and SystemUIServer followed by any Login Items. If this is an installation in progress it will also launch the Setup Assistant.
This completes the startup process.

Set get parameter but free memory id is not working

Hi All,
I am using set get parameter to transfer data from one module to another .
But when i am trying to clear the memory id using Free memory id .
it is not doing that.
Does it work with import export.
What method i should use to clear this memory id ..
Thanks in advance
ANit gautam

Clears the memory:
SET PARAMETER ID pid FIELD space.

High cache usage of free memory

I dont know if this is normal but my fresh archlinux x86_64 install with Xfce uses round 300Mb of 4Gb ram space after boot but then after i start and close some programs i get to 3 Gb used of 3.87 Gb free memory when all applycation are closed. Now i understand that kernel caches some data in memory but i cant clear it all with commands:
sync
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
After i do that system reports 540 Mb used compared to 300Mb from boot. Is there a way to limit the ammount of cache usage so i dont end up having all free memory used by cache?
Last edited by Anril (2009-12-29 13:19:52)

Ram that is unused is wasted ram, the linux kernel manages it very well so no worries there.
If you have swap usage it's because most probably you have things stored in the ram that are not being used often but cannot be discarded too so things being used more often take precedence.
If you think you have enough ram for all your needs then why not disable swap? I've read that there might be a speed penalty for running without swap but I've been running my system without swap (arch64 4G ram) and I've never had any bad surprises.
There are a few things that might prompt swap usage (don't quote me on that though, it just seems to me to be the case), if you copy many files from one place to the other the kernel will use all the ram available to try to cache them, if you copy many GB then all the ram will get filled (and maybe other things will get evicted to swap).
It's not a bug, free ram is there to be used, things that have been used/needed recently get to stay in the ram, other things can go to the swap, if you can cache a file that has been recently used and need to use it again shortly after then it's much faster if it is in the ram instead of having to read it again from the hard disk. The logic behind it is good, it's just that some corner cases may make behave badly.

I have two iphones, different telcos, i am using the same apple id for both - how can i use the 10GB icloud free memory of my new iphone 5?

I have two iphones, different telcos, i am using the same apple id for both - how can i use the 10GB icloud free memory of my new iphone 5?

Thank you KiltedTim!
YES, that is the free 5GB icloud memory for each apple ID. Can I not add the free 5Gb of my second Iphone to my original apple ID (5GB also) as I want to use one Apple ID name on both 2 Iphones? Is it necessary to have a different apple ID for the second Iphone to avail the free 5GB it carries with it?

I have copied videos onto an external hard drive. to free memory on my macbook. When I try to delete these I am warned that I will not be able to use this video in existing projects How do I point iMovie to events in my external hard drive so I can pl

I have copied videos onto an external hard drive. to free memory on my macbook. When I try to delete these I am woarned that I will not be able to use this video in existing projects
How do I point iMovie to events in my external hard drive so I can play projects which use them?
MacBook, iMovie 9.0.4

Hi
You can do this - by not doing it the way You describe as it will not work.
a. the external hard disk - MUST BE - Mac OS extended (hfs) formatted -
UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange - will work for most things - BUT NOT FOR VIDEO (iMovie, iDVD or FinalCut doesn't matter)
b. Do not alter or move any folder named
• iMovie Event's - or -
• iMovie Project's
on DeskTop/Finder - at all
All moving's of Events and Projects must be done within the iMovie Application - then connections will not break.
(move them back and see if iMovie remembers them - then do move as described above)
Yours Bengt W

My macbook air has no longer free memory. Now, when i turn it on, all i can see is a blue landskape and can`t see de dock anymore. how can i clean the memory and get free space?

hi, my macbook air has no longer free memory space. I haven`t done anything since it started to comunicate me that. now when i turn it on all i can see is de apple on the top left corner and the rest of the monitor is blue. how can i get some memory space since i can`t even onpen the finder?/

Choose Preferences from the Finder menu, click on the General tab, and uncheck the box to open folders in a new tab.
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