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iMac Suddenly Slow Performance - Please Help?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1455232" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>What strikes me as unusual is…in your second photo in your 1st post above…is how on the "system memory" pie-chart…how you have such a large "blue-wedge". This is indicative of basically having enough applications open at the same time (or a couple high ram demanding applications) to have completely occupied all installed ram in the computer…then quitting all these apps leaving the large blue wedge. This is not necessarily "bad"…just something pretty unusual given that you have more than average amount of ram installed in your computer (16 gig) than the average person. Here's some info regarding "system memory" usage and Activity Monitor:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342" target="_blank">Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used</a></p><p></p><p>I would also suggest reading some of the links in my signature (beach balls & speedup) to see if any of the ideas there may help you out.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1455232, member: 56379"] What strikes me as unusual is…in your second photo in your 1st post above…is how on the "system memory" pie-chart…how you have such a large "blue-wedge". This is indicative of basically having enough applications open at the same time (or a couple high ram demanding applications) to have completely occupied all installed ram in the computer…then quitting all these apps leaving the large blue wedge. This is not necessarily "bad"…just something pretty unusual given that you have more than average amount of ram installed in your computer (16 gig) than the average person. Here's some info regarding "system memory" usage and Activity Monitor: [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342]Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used[/url] I would also suggest reading some of the links in my signature (beach balls & speedup) to see if any of the ideas there may help you out.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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