I think just clearing the setting will revert to the default behavior (compressing memory):
sudo nvram -d boot-args Then reboot. -Carl > On Apr 7, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > So a while back, I disabled compressed virtual memory: > > bash-3.2# nvram boot-args > boot-args -v -s vm_compressor=1 > bash-3.2# > > I tried to reenable it (removing the vm_compressor argument). Unfortunately, > all that did was give me a swap error as soon as physical memory filled up. > > I'd like to know what I need to do to go back to compressing my virtual > memory. > > At the time, my reason for disabling it was that it turned my 16 GB machine > into a 6 GB machine. The system would insist on using 10 GB for compressed > swap, and my working set at the time -- Minecraft client, Minecraft server, > recording software, voice chat software, etc. -- needed more memory than that. > > > --- > Entertaining minecraft videos > http://YouTube.com/keybounce > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
