"Startup disk out of application memory" error

A friend was copying a large block of files from his startup disk to an external backup drive when a message popped up in the Finder warning that "the startup disk has no more space available for application memory". The message went on to list the open apps, including the Finder. Everything slowed down when the computer was used for anything other than the copying operation that was already in progress.
The computer is a 3.06GHz i3 iMac with 8GB RAM running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I've never seen this message before or even heard of this message. Can anyone tell me what it means and what, if anything, my friend needs to do about it?

Thanks, Klaus. No one in that discussion thread actually explains the meaning of this warning or what might cause it. It's quite possible that my friend will never see the same warning again, but it would be good to know what triggered the warning and what should be done about it beyond restarting the computer to delete the swap files.

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              32 GB RAM
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              com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.framebufferdriver          (9.9.3 - SDK 10.7)
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              com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          (10.3.6f14 - SDK 10.6)
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    AdobePDFViewer.plugin
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    Flash Player.plugin
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
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    JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
    Quartz Composer.webplugin
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    flashplayer.xpt
    googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
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    npdivx.xpt
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    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
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    DivX
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       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.sophos.uiserver.plist
                 (com.sophos.uiserver)
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       /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
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       Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.UUID.plist
                 (com.adobe.ARM.UUID)
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       /System/Library/Extensions/EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext
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                 (com.wacom.kext.pentablet)
       /System/Library/Extensions/TabletDriverCFPlugin.bundle
                 (No bundle ID)
       /Library/Extensions/SophosNetworkInterceptor.kext
                 (com.sophos.nke.swi)
       /Library/Extensions/SophosOnAccessInterceptor.kext
                 (com.sophos.kext.sav)
       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobeAAMDetect.plugin
                 (com.AdobeAAMDetectLib.AdobeAAMDetect)
       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin
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       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
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                 (com.apple.java.JavaAppletPlugin)
       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WacomNetscape.plugin
                 (com.wacom.tabletplugin)
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       /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane
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                 (com.wacom.PenTabletSettingsPrefPane)
       /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax
                 (No bundle ID)
    Modified periodic scripts
       /etc/periodic/daily/110.clean-tmps
       /etc/periodic/daily/130.clean-msgs
       /etc/periodic/daily/140.clean-rwho
       /etc/periodic/daily/199.clean-fax
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       iTunesHelper
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    Restricted user files: 90
    Elapsed time (s): 61

    Thu Apr  3 17:47:32 2014
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8001edc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8001ffa684, type 13=general protection, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00007fff79c633e0, CR3: 0x0000000003489002, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0xffbfff801c6fbc00, RBX: 0xffffff8162dc3bb8, RCX: 0xffffff801c6dae08, RDX: 0xffffff8025cbfc30
    RSP: 0xffffff8162dc3b50, RBP: 0xffffff8162dc3b50, RSI: 0xffffff801c116cd8, RDI: 0xffbfff801c6fbc00
    R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x000000000000000b, R10: 0xffffff8162dc3900, R11: 0xffffff801e02bb20
    R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff8025cbfc30, R14: 0xffffff8025cbfc30, R15: 0xffffff8002502750
    RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8001ffa684, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x00007fff79c633e0, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8154910c50 : 0xffffff8001e22f69
    0xffffff8154910cd0 : 0xffffff8001edc19e
    0xffffff8154910ea0 : 0xffffff8001ef3606
    0xffffff8154910ec0 : 0xffffff8001ffa684
    0xffffff8162dc3b50 : 0xffffff800215fbcc
    0xffffff8162dc3ba0 : 0xffffff8001fff2d2
    0xffffff8162dc3bf0 : 0xffffff8001fdaab5
    0xffffff8162dc3c30 : 0xffffff8001fc9899
    0xffffff8162dc3c90 : 0xffffff8001fdb9c1
    0xffffff8162dc3ce0 : 0xffffff8001fdaf60
    0xffffff8162dc3d20 : 0xffffff8001fdb4c0
    0xffffff8162dc3db0 : 0xffffff8001fe4287
    0xffffff8162dc3e10 : 0xffffff8001fdc8ea
    0xffffff8162dc3e50 : 0xffffff80021dba5a
    0xffffff8162dc3ec0 : 0xffffff80021ea358
    0xffffff8162dc3f50 : 0xffffff800223de23
    0xffffff8162dc3fb0 : 0xffffff8001ef3e06
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
    Mac OS version:
    13A603
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000001c00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001e00000
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  • Says I'm out of Application memory

    Error Message: Your system has run out of application memory.  How do I fix this?

    The message has nothing to do with low disk space.
    There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory (that is, the memory chips on the logic board) and virtual memory (one or more files on the startup volume.) That activity is relatively slow and causes the whole system to be less responsive. It can happen for two reasons:
              A long-running process with a memory leak (a kind of bug)
              Not enough memory for your usage pattern
    Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
    These instructions are for OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks.") The procedure may be slightly different for earlier versions of OS X.
    When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the View menu, if it's not already selected. Select the Memory tab. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
              View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
    from the menu bar.
    If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
    The processes named "Safari Web Content" render web pages for Safari. They use a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider them prime suspects.
    Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet4" or "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing software. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. Empty the print queues in the Printers & Scanners preference pane (which has a slightly different name in each recent version of OS X.) If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
    "Wired" memory should be a small part of the total. That memory is not swapped, but it makes less physical memory available which may then result in swapping. If you have a lot of wired memory, that's usually an indication of a memory leak in a third-party program that modifies the operating system at a low level. Ask for guidance in that case.
    If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
    The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command: 
    sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
    where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the  leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details.

  • How do i resolve an issue where i have run out of application memory?

    My imac says i have run out of application memory and that i should quit applications. How do i resolve this issue?

    The message has nothing to do with low disk space.
    There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory (that is, the memory chips on the logic board) and virtual memory (one or more files on the startup volume.) That activity is relatively slow and causes the whole system to be less responsive. It can happen for two reasons:
    A long-running process with a memory leak (a kind of bug)
    Not enough memory for your usage pattern
    Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
    These instructions are for OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks.") The procedure may be slightly different for earlier versions of OS X.
    When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the View menu, if it's not already selected. Select the Memory tab. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
    View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
    from the menu bar.
    If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
    The processes named "Safari Web Content" render web pages for Safari. They use a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider them prime suspects.
    Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet4" or "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing software. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. Empty the print queues in the Printers & Scanners preference pane (which has a slightly different name in each recent version of OS X.) If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
    "Wired" memory should be a small part of the total. That memory is not swapped, but it makes less physical memory available which may then result in swapping. If you have a lot of wired memory, that's usually an indication of a memory leak in a third-party program that modifies the operating system at a low level. Ask for guidance in that case.
    If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
    The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command: 
    sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
    where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the  leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details.

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    I need help badly.
    I'm editing a MultiCam sequence, consisting of (3) AVCHD video tracks.  I'm getting a constant error message: "Your system has run out of application memory", then pauses, or is not responsive.
    Basic setup:
    Premiere Pro CC 2014
    iMac (mid 2011)
    OSX 10.9.4
    2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
    16 GB ram
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    My remedies so far:
    Shut down other programs.
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    Cleaned out the Media Cache in Premiere.
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    Appreciate any help.
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