What more than deleting that file did you do to get rid of the fan problem?
I don't have that file (since i've never really been able to use QS due to the noisy fan) so that won't solve my problem. I'm trying to do everything Howard recommends, but it won't seem to work... I have a black MacBook from nov 2007, 2,2ghz c2d, 4gb ram, 250gb hdd... Thanks! On 5 Apr, 19:12, Ognjen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had the same problem and this helped me. > > I somehow copied long text from MS Messenger and my > QSPasteboardHistory.qsshelf grew to 511 megs. > > Once I was able to startquicksilversimply clicking clear in > Clipboard Windows sorted the problem :) > > Thanks for your help. > > On Mar 9, 5:14 pm, Howard Melman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mar 9, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Chris wrote: > > > >Quicksilverupdated itself on my mac the other day, and ever since the > > > new version, it is taking up between 97-99.9% of CPU usage. This means > > > that thefanstarts to run at full speed and my computer sounds like > > > it's about to take off! When I quitquicksilver, thefanslows down > > > and runs at a normal speed. > > > Any ideas? I couldn't find how to download an older version of the > > > program on your website - the link to previous versions ofquicksilver > > > didn't work for me (running Firefox). > > > > I am running a Macbook 2.2ghz, 2mb ram, leopard.. > > > Any ideas much appreciated! Thanks. > > >Quicksilveruses lots of memory, cpu or hangs: > >Quicksilverkeeps the entire index in memory and scans the catalog > > sources regularly. Usually when it uses too many resources it's > > because the catalog is configured too large. The default ~/Documents/ > > source is configured to a depth of 2, if you create a custom source of > > infinite depth it will make the catalog large. Also if you configure > > a source for your home directory (~) it will probably scan many > > unnecessary files (~/Library, etc.). This is also why your music and > > pictures aren't in the global catalog and should be accessed via the > > iTunes and iPhoto plug-ins which require you to type → to get into > > your music files and photos. > > > Also if you have network drives configured to be scanned that can make > > the catalog large or take a while. Note the Find All Applications > > catalog source (in the Applications set) will scan your entire > > machine, including network drives for applications. A comfortable size > > for your catalog will vary based on the capabilities of your computer, > > I try to keep my catalog below 5000 items. > > > Also, if you have the Clipboard Module plug-in installed and > > configured in the Clipboard Preferences to Capture History you might > > have large clippings in the history. This would causeQuicksilverto > > use lots of memory and perhaps lots of CPU at startup. The clipboard > > history is stored in the following file: > > > ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Shelves/ > > QSPasteboardHistory.qsshelf > > > you can check it's size. I have my clipboard history set to 100 and > > the file is 512KB. To clear it you can use the clear button in the > > Clipboard History panel or whileQuicksilveris not running, delete > > the above file. > > > If you open the drawer for catalog sources, in the Contents tab > > you'll find all the items found for that source. Clicking on the > > headings in this tab will sort the list. Large catalog sources (500 or > > more) will take a long time to sort and use lots of memory. If I > > accidently sort my Documents with 2000 items I ultimately force quit > >Quicksilversince it uses 60-80% CPU and several hundred MB of real > > memory. Be careful as the sort order applies globally. If you sort a > > small source it works fine, if you then (even accidently) click on a > > large source it will eat up resources. AQuicksilverrestart resets > > the contents tab to be unsorted.
