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Disk memory black hole! Something hidden writes to HD (Snow Leopard)
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1578338"><p>20% is much better than 10%, too.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Also, just to keep the conversation from getting weird, "Storage" is the space on your Hard Drive. "Memory" is the RAM installed in the computer. It's a bit pedantic, but it is important to keep the terms straight. What Craig and I are trying to say is that when memory gets tight, the operating system writes out to the storage the contents of memory that is not actively being used, then reads that back in when it is demanded (that's called Swap). That's why you need a good bit of storage space on the hard disk or the in and out of that data gets slow. Under 20% disk fragmentation kicks in as a major factor, further slowing down the reads and writes as the heads have to move all over the discs to find open holes in the fragments for the data.</p><p></p><p>So, how big is the HD and how much free space is in it? And how much memory do you have installed? It was hard to see in your posts exactly, it looks like maybe 2GB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1578338"] 20% is much better than 10%, too. EDIT: Also, just to keep the conversation from getting weird, "Storage" is the space on your Hard Drive. "Memory" is the RAM installed in the computer. It's a bit pedantic, but it is important to keep the terms straight. What Craig and I are trying to say is that when memory gets tight, the operating system writes out to the storage the contents of memory that is not actively being used, then reads that back in when it is demanded (that's called Swap). That's why you need a good bit of storage space on the hard disk or the in and out of that data gets slow. Under 20% disk fragmentation kicks in as a major factor, further slowing down the reads and writes as the heads have to move all over the discs to find open holes in the fragments for the data. So, how big is the HD and how much free space is in it? And how much memory do you have installed? It was hard to see in your posts exactly, it looks like maybe 2GB. [/QUOTE]
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