MBP App Memory Clean showing a total of only 3.38GB RAM, although my MAC should have a total of 4?
Hello all,
Perhaps a question more for the tech-experts (I'm not one ) :
I have been running the (well-known) App Memory Clean for a while, and have been quite satisfied with its "Auto-Clean" function, as it saves me up on the Disk swapping.
However, as I open the App, there are a few options that can be seen:
Active
Wired
Inactive
Free
Used
Total
My MBP Retina (late '13) has a 4GB RAM installed- and yet the "Total" RAM memory that Memory Clean displays is a mere 3.41 GB and fluctuating. I have checked Activity Monitor as well as About this Mac>More Info>System Report> Memory, showing me that all slots are "OK".
Is this an app "bug"? If so, that would be relieving, but nonetheless brings me to a more deep-rooted question:
Is constantly "cleaning" the RAM bad for it and for the MBP's performance?
(I have heard that Memory Clean runs by "dumping disk cache"- which is supposedly bad for system performance...?)
I also have your concerns. I have a first gen rMBP with 16 GB of RAM and I often see every bit of RAM being used!
So far I’ve been too chicken to upgrade my mid ’11 MBA since it only has 4 GB. I understand Mavericks utilizes RAM differently, but I’m still skeptical. Mavericks hasn’t been as stable as most initial releases so I’m waiting until 10.9 doesn’t seem so much like a beta.
I’d like to see a good explanation of Mavericks memory management system vs prior versions of the OS. Apple’s quick explanation was ok but far from comprehensive.
BTW, I switched to FreeMemory when I upgraded to Mavericks. It has all the same functions as Memory Clean but has the added benefit of having a menu bar icon with the familiar pie chart that Activity Monitor once had for a dock icon but lost in the upgrade.
For now I'll disable the auto clean feature and see how the system behaves, but I'll keep it installed just for it's monitoring capabilities.
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