Too Much Inactive Memory Useage

Hi,
I have a 2010 iMac running Mac OS X version 10.7.5.
I have upgraded to 16GB Ram but still have serious issues with the computer running slow sometimes are almost stopping because the memory usage seems to be too high.
I run quiet a few applications (mainly web browsers with multiple tabs). The main issue I see is the Inactive Memory is over 5GB. Is there a reason why this is so high? Is there a way to reduce the Inactive Memory?
Restarting the machine is a short term solution.
Thanks

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Well, this new one lasts just a little longer. I believe that is something else that is eating up the battery.
I have a Macbook Pro 13' early 2011.
4 GB at the Moment.
Running Mountain Lion.
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Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
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Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
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Dashboard using too much ram memory

Whenever I use the dashboard, after a couple of minutes it starts consuming more than 1GB of RAM memory, so that it doesn't let me work. I have to force quit the Dashboard... The mac is almost new. Any solution?

I have tried to analize better what happens. In the dashboard I only have a calendar, a calculator, a clock and one postit (but there is nothing writen on it). If I use something in the dashboard, for example, the calculator, and I do some multiplications, after a couple of minutes the use of memory of the dashboard starts to increase. I closed any other program and in some minutes I have sen how it increased until I stopped the process when it was using more than 2GB! (you can see it in the picture). It's very strange! (Thank you very much for your help!)

Too much inactive RAM + EtreCheck results

Hi, I noticed that my macbook pro is getting slower and slower, even though I close applications that are not being used.
Right now my RAM is the following, with only two applications open, chrome and email.
Out of 8Gb RAM laptop:
Wired: 1.17Gb
Active 1.8Gb
Inactive 4.62Gb
Free 409Mb
Etrecheck report:
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 19 March 2015 12:58:07 PM AEDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 775
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 1:44:36
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE HDD HTS547575A9E384 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 749.30 GB (101.31 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 1
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) [Click for support]
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    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.18 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [unknown]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
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    [loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.wondershare.mobilegodaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
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    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
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    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.7r148 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    npNASAEyes: Version: Unknown
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
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    DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
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    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
    Tuxera NTFS [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         7%    Google Chrome
         4%    WindowServer
         1%    hidd
         0%    SystemUIServer
         0%    AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    215 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    172 MB    Google Chrome
    120 MB    Mail
    94 MB    SystemUIServer
    94 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    63 MB    Free RAM
    2.17 GB    Active RAM
    5.04 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.31 GB    Wired RAM
    1.17 GB    Page-ins
    14 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 19, 2015, 11:12:02 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 17, 2015, 01:32:57 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-03-17-133257_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

None of the usual problems are present.
Activity Monitor – Monitor Performance Problems
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy

Use too much computer memory

I locked computer after work.When I use it next day, firefox use 2.4G memory and computer is out of work. I checked firefox found that only 7 tabs opened.
It happened for Firefox 4 on this computer running Windows Server 2008.
I'm so sorry for my broken English. Chinese version as follows:
我锁定了计算机，第二天发现firefox使用了2.4G内存，我只打开了7个标签，也就是7个网页。我使用的是firefox4 操作系统是Windows Server 2008

I locked computer after work.When I use it next day, firefox use 2.4G memory and computer is out of work. I checked firefox found that only 7 tabs opened.
It happened for Firefox 4 on this computer running Windows Server 2008.
I'm so sorry for my broken English. Chinese version as follows:
我锁定了计算机，第二天发现firefox使用了2.4G内存，我只打开了7个标签，也就是7个网页。我使用的是firefox4 操作系统是Windows Server 2008

How do I keep Mail on my Mac Mini from using way too much system memory?

Mail is using 1.27G of system memory. I have selected "Don't keep copies of any messages" under Preferences>>Accounts>>Advanced. Is there some cache that needs to be cleared? I realize that I have a LOT of messages on the server but it seems like they shouldn't be stored locally on the mac. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Peter

I did get rid of the antivirus software which is why I am where I am now

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
Dec 10, 2014, 10:48:11 AM Self test - passed
Dec 9, 2014, 02:54:15 AM VLC_2014-12-09-025415_Arus-MacBook-Pro.crash

Not sure if using Terminal would help:
Launch Activity Monitor
Select Memory tab
Launch Terminal
type sudo purge
password
10-15 sec later Terminal should refresh and show freed memory & cache

Can too much memory lead to a kernel panic on a MacBook Pro? specs 2.4GHz intel core i7 16GB DDR3 RAM late2011..My laptop began suffering from kernel panics 3 mos ago first noticed using public wifi. Gone thru apple support all the way to engineers

Can too much RAM memory in a late 2011 model macbook pro lead to kernel panic? That is what I was told by a senior supervisor from apple support who troubleshot this issue.First noticed this problem in Dec 2014 while using a private wifi at a relative's home. Did not occur again until Feb1 using a public wifi at a hotel. Never happened on my private wifi network until last night attempting to use airplay. ( have used airplay before without issue). Late 2011 MacBook Pro running 10.9.5; 2.4 GHz Intel core i7, 16 GB DDR3,AMD Radeon HD 6770m 1024 MB graphic card. The laptop came with 8GB RAM and I installed 8 GB about 2 years ago for some reason I cannot remember... probably because I thought the system was slowing down a little. I know that sounds silly. I do not run multiple programs at a time except I leave 6-8 website tabs open simultaneously. I don't photo or video edit. I would describe my use as "light" based on reading these blogs.I had purchased apple support and spent hours on the phone with them in early Feb moving up through support and senior support to sending logs to the "engineers." Of course lots of things were done some of which I am sorry to report I cannot recall their technical definitions. Deleted 3rd party apps/programs; re-worked start up menu; re-installed operating system; reset " this, that and the other" using acrobatic simultaneous key strokes both in and out of safe mode..Anyway the results from the engineers came back and they suggested that if it happened again I was to remove the 8GB of RAM I had installed as the system was getting confused as to which chip to use.( that is my interpretation of what was said..prob dumbed down for me)...Anyway 1 day after these pronouncements came down I read that Apple had agreed to fix graphics cards in some late model 2011 MBPs. I felt this was unlikely to be the issue given all that had been done including an extended hardware test but called the Senior Support Supervisor I was working with to ask him to make sure. He never phoned me back. Should I go to the trouble of removing 8GB of RAM from my laptop? Of course I will try it as the alternative is a new computer.Blogs read that this model can support 16GB but Apple didn't test for it. Senior Supervisor claims this is my trouble. Does that make sense? Not to me....but it is clear to all my level of knowledge. Can a malfunctioning graphics card be missed by an extended hardware test? I appreciate comments.

The RAM needs specs as shown below.
Maximum Memory
16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

My MacBook pro 2012 Mountain Loin 8.2 don't clear the inactive memory automatically when memory needed for other program so I get page outs.

My MacBook Pro 2012 Mountain Loin 8.2 doesn't clear the inactive memory automatically when memory needed for other program so I get page outs. There are much inactive memory when page outs. Why my mac does this?

That's completely normal. If other programs require memory then the system will reallocate Inactive RAM as needed. Page Outs don't mean anything.
About OS X Memory Management and Usage
Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor
Memory Management in Mac OS X
Performance Guidelines- Memory Management in Mac OS X
A detailed look at memory usage in OS X
Understanding top output in the Terminal
The amount of available RAM for applications is the sum of Free RAM and Inactive RAM. This will change as applications are opened and closed or change from active to inactive status. The Swap figure represents an estimate of the total amount of swap space required for VM if used, but does not necessarily indicate the actual size of the existing swap file. If you are really in need of more RAM that would be indicated by how frequently the system uses VM. If you open the Terminal and run the top command at the prompt you will find information reported on Pageins () and Pageouts (). Pageouts () is the important figure. If the value in the parentheses is 0 (zero) then OS X is not making instantaneous use of VM which means you have adequate physical RAM for the system with the applications you have loaded. If the figure in parentheses is running positive and your hard drive is constantly being used (thrashing) then you need more physical RAM.
Adding RAM only makes it possible to run more programs concurrently. It doesn't speed up the computer nor make games run faster. What it can do is prevent the system from having to use disk-based VM when it runs out of RAM because you are trying to run too many applications concurrently or using applications that are extremely RAM dependent. It will improve the performance of applications that run mostly in RAM or when loading programs.

Inactive memory - I want to clear it.

I have a 2010 macbook pro with 6 gigs of RAM.
WHAT I KNOW: that inactive memory is the "same" as active memory; that inactive memory is basically cached information that can quickly be replaced when needed; that the system automatically regulates inactive and active memory.
Well that´s peachy, but it still causes problems.
THE SITUATION: I am a graphic designer, which means that I use photoshop a lot. Part of my job is the creation of gigantic publicity images which take up a lot of ram memory.
Lets suppose I make giant image A, save it, and then I close it. I make giant image B, save it, and close it. I make giant image C, save it, and close it. At this point, I have all my free memory taken up, and only have inactive memory left. Well, when I go to open up giant image A, it takes forever to load (10 to 20 minutes) and the computer slows to a crawl - even though there are no images or any other memory sucking programs open.
Or lets say that I have giant image A open, but I need to open giant image B and C. Same problem. Since I have no free memory, the system slows to a crawl. What has been my remedy? Force close photoshop, and reopen it. Upon doing this I have a ton of free memory, I can open images A, B, and/or C at the same time and they load at lightning speed (1 to 2 minutes, versus the 10 to 20 minute wait when my computer is relying on inactive memory).
WHAT I NEED: It is easy to say that this is all Adobe´s fault, or that the system´s regulation of memory is vastly superior to Windows, but that isn´t going to help me. What I need is an application, or technique where I can clear as much inactive memory as possible.
This is not a circumstance where I don´t understand what´s happening. I upgraded from 4 gigs of RAM to 6, and while the upgrade has helped it is only relieving a symptom of the problem and not the cause. In my line of work, I need to be able to work quickly and not have to rely on whether my system knows when to replace cached information.

I didn´t upgrade to 8 gigs of ram because I have an imac from 2007 with 4 gigs that does just fine. I needed a laptop and so decided on the macbook pro. As the macbook is newer, I imagined that it would go faster. I didn´t take into account that the new 10.6 system would need more memory, and that Adobe CS 5 would need much more memory than Adobe CS 4 - so I upgraded the memory a bit to make up for the difference.
I could buy even MORE memory, but it isn´t reasonable that a computer that´s 3 years old should be faster than the newest model professional laptop with the newest system and the newest applications. What´s more, I do not NEED more memory as the images I need to edit load very quickly whenever I free up inactive memory by force quitting photoshop. The fact that the images load quickly when there´s free memory, and slowly when there´s only inactive memory is proof that the RAM memory regulation is ineffective.
I do admit that this problem only occurs when I am creating large high quality images, and that memory regulation is not an issue 70% of the time. BUT since I´ve spent the last 2 weeks working on high quality images that measure 3x3 meters, I need a solution that will allow me to free up inactive memory.

Firefox consumes too much RAM, caused by js

I'm having problems with Firefox consuming too much RAM memory. Several people are complaining about this but I did some further research before posting here, using about:memory, and I found out that js-non-window and js-main-runtime are causing this.
When I start up a blank Firefox session I immediately have an allocation of 260MB of RAM. About 75-80% of this is taken up by those two js (javascript?) processes.
After opening about 10 tabs with different webpages the RAM usage has gone up to about 750MB. During the time the tabs are open most of the extra MB's are consumed by the window-objects (40MB per page, still seems quite a lot to me for just a news site with one article...) but after closing them the memory usage didn't go down and it transferred to the two already mentioned js processes. This transfer to the js processes is not always the case, it seems to happen only if I open a lot of tabs, let's say 10+ perhaps.
I tried disabling Javascript using the plugin SettingSanity, but this makes browsing quite uncomfortable of course and worst of all it doesn't solve the problem. The mentioned processes keep using the same amount of RAM.
I have this exact same problem on all my computers and laptops so it can't be a coincidence. Is there nothing I can do about this? Is this under investigation? How can a browser with 10 web pages open need almost 800MB of RAM?
And please don't answer "install more RAM". The pc I have most problems with has 2GB of physical RAM and I really do think that opening 10 web pages should be possible on such a computer. Doing the same in Internet Explorer consumes less than half the amount of RAM memory.
P.S: I sent this query using IE because I could't get to this page in Firefox. The "Ask This" button didn't work...

Try in Firefox's safe mode disable all plugins, and open with only a new tab set by using ''about:blank'' . As suggested above also consider as a test creating and using a new Firefox profile.
When I start like that I have around 70MB explicit shown in ''about:memory'' and that includes ''js-non-window'' of around 30MB
I know in the past I have opened more than 10 tabs on a machine with less than 1GB ram installed and not noticed problems.

Too Much Inactive Memory Useage

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