Re: MEMORY ON HD

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Jewels

As Susan has mentioned, is the error message your’e getting saying “you’re out 
of memory” or  “your startup disk is getting low on space”.
As both are different things.


The MacPro has 4 hard drive bays, so you do have the option to “increase” 
storage if it needs it. It’s also possible to a) use the SSD for the boot 
up/system, but then use a standard Hard Drive for storage or b) create a 
“Fusion Drive” (Core Storage drive) to combine both an SSD and a normal Hard 
Drive together, to give speed plus storage. (e.g. using an SSD plus say a 2-3TB 
drive and make it into one drive which shows as 2.25TB. Or even c) have two 
drives raided together in various ways.
So plenty of options there.

If however, it’s relating to low memory, then just adding more RAM/memory to 
the machine, can also help with more Apps running as well. These days you want 
to have at least 8GB RAM minimum I find, as the OS (Operating System) wants to 
use more also. So having at least 8GB or 16GB is preferable.

You should be able to look under About this Mac in the Apple menu to see how 
much RAM is there.
You can also see what is being used (and when and where) by going into 
Applications - Utilities and opening Activity Monitor. Click on Memory and have 
it to the side as you’re doing things. You’ll then see Apps are using a lot and 
if it’s going over what it has built in.

Without going into a lot of details, the  new system will “never” (in theory) 
run out of memory, as it borrows it from the HDD (or SSD), to keep the computer 
going,…but this does tend to slow things down. So rather then doing things that 
way, it’s always better to have more built in memory then using it that way and 
running out of memory.

Hope that all helps.
Kind regards
Daniel

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> On 28 Feb 2019, at 3:30 pm, Susan Hastings  wrote:
> 
> Hi Jewels, 256gb should be fine to run your applications if you don’t store a 
> lot of music and photos on the HD. It’s puzzling that you would be having 
> problems with the HD filling up.
> 
> I have a MacBook with 128gb that doesn’t have any problems with running out 
> of memory even using Office 365, photoshop and Lightroom. All of my photos 
> and documents are kept on an external drive, except maybe for a few files I 
> may be working on. That means my iPhoto library and iTunes library are not on 
> the internal HD.
> 
> The mysterious way your HD fills up is NOT normal, providing that like me you 
> don’t keep large iPhoto and iTunes libraries on the main HD. Even so, a 246GB 
> HD is quite a lot of space.
> 
> Closing down applications does not increase HD space. You are speaking about 
> memory - are you talking about your RAM or HD?
> 
> Cheers, Susan.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 3:10 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Susan
>> 
>> Apologies, I should have said - it’s only a 256 gb - I have got a 1TB SSD 
>> which I’ve not put in as yet, as still trying to decide on whether to 
>> rebuild the MacPro - waiting for Apple to give specs on their new MacPro 
>> later on in the year.  However, I suspect one will be
>> limited in upgrading the new model as like the previous recent models.  I 
>> use various applications, but when I get low, I close the apps I’m not 
>> using, but still doesn’t make a difference. 
>> 
>> This didn’t happen previously, it is only really in the last year or so.  
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jewels
>> 
>>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 2:06 PM, Susan Hastings  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Julie, it would help to know the size of your HD and how much of it you 
>>> are using for your applications and documents. Click on your HD icon and go 
>>> to ‘get info’ which will give you that information. Then post it here so 
>>> that people can offer practical solutions.
>>> 
>>> At least a tenth of your HD space needs to be free to be able to run your 
>>> applications. You can keep stuff such as your photos and documents on an 
>>> external HD to free up space on your main HD.
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Susan.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
 On 28 Feb 2019, at 1:49 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
 
 
 Hi all,
 
 Wondering if anyone has any ideas.  I have a Mac Pro 2012 which has a SSD. 
 (El Capitan)
 
 Over the last year, I keep getting a box appear saying I’m almost out of 
 memory.  I can release some by using Clean My Mac2 but it is not
 until I do a restart will I get back all the memory available 

Re: MEMORY ON HD

[Susan Hastings]

Hi Jewels, 256gb should be fine to run your applications if you don’t store a 
lot of music and photos on the HD. It’s puzzling that you would be having 
problems with the HD filling up.

I have a MacBook with 128gb that doesn’t have any problems with running out of 
memory even using Office 365, photoshop and Lightroom. All of my photos and 
documents are kept on an external drive, except maybe for a few files I may be 
working on. That means my iPhoto library and iTunes library are not on the 
internal HD.

The mysterious way your HD fills up is NOT normal, providing that like me you 
don’t keep large iPhoto and iTunes libraries on the main HD. Even so, a 246GB 
HD is quite a lot of space.

Closing down applications does not increase HD space. You are speaking about 
memory - are you talking about your RAM or HD?

Cheers, Susan.



Sent from my iPad

> On 28 Feb 2019, at 3:10 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> Hi Susan
> 
> Apologies, I should have said - it’s only a 256 gb - I have got a 1TB SSD 
> which I’ve not put in as yet, as still trying to decide on whether to rebuild 
> the MacPro - waiting for Apple to give specs on their new MacPro later on in 
> the year.  However, I suspect one will be
> limited in upgrading the new model as like the previous recent models.  I use 
> various applications, but when I get low, I close the apps I’m not using, but 
> still doesn’t make a difference. 
> 
> This didn’t happen previously, it is only really in the last year or so.  
> 
> Cheers
> Jewels
> 
>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 2:06 PM, Susan Hastings  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Julie, it would help to know the size of your HD and how much of it you 
>> are using for your applications and documents. Click on your HD icon and go 
>> to ‘get info’ which will give you that information. Then post it here so 
>> that people can offer practical solutions.
>> 
>> At least a tenth of your HD space needs to be free to be able to run your 
>> applications. You can keep stuff such as your photos and documents on an 
>> external HD to free up space on your main HD.
>> 
>> Cheers, Susan.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 1:49 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Wondering if anyone has any ideas.  I have a Mac Pro 2012 which has a SSD. 
>>> (El Capitan)
>>> 
>>> Over the last year, I keep getting a box appear saying I’m almost out of 
>>> memory.  I can release some by using Clean My Mac2 but it is not
>>> until I do a restart will I get back all the memory available (can be 
>>> around 4 gb)  I have watched the Mac while doing nothing and see the
>>> available HD space diminish.
>>> 
>>> It can be a bit of a pain having to do a restart in the middle of doing 
>>> something just to regain the HD space. 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Jewels
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Re: MEMORY ON HD

[Julie Bedford]

Hi Susan

Apologies, I should have said - it’s only a 256 gb - I have got a 1TB SSD which 
I’ve not put in as yet, as still trying to decide on whether to rebuild the 
MacPro - waiting for Apple to give specs on their new MacPro later on in the 
year.  However, I suspect one will be
limited in upgrading the new model as like the previous recent models.  I use 
various applications, but when I get low, I close the apps I’m not using, but 
still doesn’t make a difference. 

 This didn’t happen previously, it is only really in the last year or so.  

Cheers
Jewels

> On 28 Feb 2019, at 2:06 PM, Susan Hastings  wrote:
> 
> Hi Julie, it would help to know the size of your HD and how much of it you 
> are using for your applications and documents. Click on your HD icon and go 
> to ‘get info’ which will give you that information. Then post it here so that 
> people can offer practical solutions.
> 
> At least a tenth of your HD space needs to be free to be able to run your 
> applications. You can keep stuff such as your photos and documents on an 
> external HD to free up space on your main HD.
> 
> Cheers, Susan.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 28 Feb 2019, at 1:49 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Wondering if anyone has any ideas.  I have a Mac Pro 2012 which has a SSD. 
>> (El Capitan)
>> 
>> Over the last year, I keep getting a box appear saying I’m almost out of 
>> memory.  I can release some by using Clean My Mac2 but it is not
>> until I do a restart will I get back all the memory available (can be around 
>> 4 gb)  I have watched the Mac while doing nothing and see the
>> available HD space diminish.
>> 
>> It can be a bit of a pain having to do a restart in the middle of doing 
>> something just to regain the HD space. 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Jewels
>> 
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Re: MEMORY ON HD

[Susan Hastings]

Hi Julie, it would help to know the size of your HD and how much of it you are 
using for your applications and documents. Click on your HD icon and go to ‘get 
info’ which will give you that information. Then post it here so that people 
can offer practical solutions.

At least a tenth of your HD space needs to be free to be able to run your 
applications. You can keep stuff such as your photos and documents on an 
external HD to free up space on your main HD.

Cheers, Susan.



Sent from my iPad

> On 28 Feb 2019, at 1:49 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Wondering if anyone has any ideas.  I have a Mac Pro 2012 which has a SSD. 
> (El Capitan)
> 
> Over the last year, I keep getting a box appear saying I’m almost out of 
> memory.  I can release some by using Clean My Mac2 but it is not
> until I do a restart will I get back all the memory available (can be around 
> 4 gb)  I have watched the Mac while doing nothing and see the
> available HD space diminish.
> 
> It can be a bit of a pain having to do a restart in the middle of doing 
> something just to regain the HD space. 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jewels
> 
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MEMORY ON HD

[Julie Bedford]

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone has any ideas.  I have a Mac Pro 2012 which has a SSD. (El 
Capitan)

Over the last year, I keep getting a box appear saying I’m almost out of 
memory.  I can release some by using Clean My Mac2 but it is not
until I do a restart will I get back all the memory available (can be around 4 
gb)  I have watched the Mac while doing nothing and see the
available HD space diminish.

It can be a bit of a pain having to do a restart in the middle of doing 
something just to regain the HD space. 

Thanks

Jewels

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Re: External HD (Time Machine and Drive 2) problems

[Marlene Oostryck]

Hello All,

Many thanks for all your suggestions to overcome my HD/Time Machine problems.
Your suggestions are all filed and hopefully I won’t have to access them in the 
future.

All is well! Wizard Daniel K has been and magic has happened!
My iMac is happy and working well and a new, tiny HD has replaced my old, 
clunky 4TB drive.
My Time Machine is now up to date and all is functioning as it should.

Looking forward to trouble free computing.

Regards

Marlene Oostryck

> On 22 Feb 2019, at 11:38 am, kal...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> 
> Marlene,
> 
> Zapping the pram is an easy, safe mixup move.
> 
> Startup holding the Apple, option and P & R keys.  Hold them until you hear 
> the startup chime three time before letting the keys go.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
>> On 21 Feb 2019, at 3:30 pm, Marlene Oostryck > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Phillipe and Stephen,
>> 
>> Thank you for your suggestions.
>> Apologies for my slow response but a busy life had overtaken me!
>> 
>> Stephen C - Yes, I do turn my iMac off periodically, but also often just put 
>> it to sleep.
>> Turning off/on had no impact on my HD problem.
>> 
>> Phillipe C - I didn’t have the confidence to try your suggestion and being 
>> so busy and needing access to my computer did not wish to possibly mess 
>> things up any more.
>> 
>> Daniel K (off List) also suggested some action but no successful outcome.
>> Expert Daniel K to the rescue on Tues 26/2 - will let you know how the 
>> problem was resolved to be of help to other members.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Marlene Oostryck
>> 
>>> On 1 Feb 2019, at 11:54 pm, Philippe Chaperon >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Marlene, 
>>> 
>>> Until the experts confirm otherwise, can you try resetting your NVRAM or 
>>> PRAM. I have had the same problem on my 27” iMac on 2 occasions and did the 
>>> reset as advised by Daniel and the drives appeared back on the Desktop. 
>>> 
>>> Refer to:  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hope this solves your problem, but please let the group know one way or the 
>>> other as your solution could be different. 
>>> 
>>> Best regards and good luck, 
>>> 
>>> Philippe C. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 1 Feb 2019, at 4:35 pm, Marlene Oostryck >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> 
>>> iMac 27”, Hi Sierra 10.13.6
>>> 
>>> 1. Back Up Time Machine - “My Book” - My Book Studio 11 - 4TB - permanently 
>>> connected
>>> Message -  1.91TB of 4TB available
>>>Couldn’t complete the backup to “My Book”
>>>Last successful backup 10/1/19 (back-up 1/9/11 - 
>>> 10/1/19)
>>>  
>>> 2. WD Backup Drive 2
>>> Message -  1.34TB of 2Tb available
>>>Backups 10/10/18 - 1/11/18 - (planned for monthly 
>>> backup- away on holidays from 1/11/18 so this HD was disconnected then).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> No HD icons are showing on Desktop in Finder.
>>> All of the above were installed by Daniel Kerr - My Book installed 1/9/11 - 
>>> Drive 2 installed on 10/10/18
>>> The “My Book” HD unit is continually flashing. 
>>> 
>>> Have done a Google search re this problem but not sure how to proceed to 
>>> get Time Machine showing up on my desktop again and get it functioning as 
>>> before.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Marlene Oostryck
>>> 
>>> Mob: 0401 416 955
>>> oostr...@optusnet.com.au 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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IPad for Uni use

[Peter Crisp]

Hi folks, I wonder if there is any advice regarding iPad machine selection (not 
necessarily brand new) for my son entering Uni doing Engineering/Commerce. Use 
of One Note application seems to be common from his early understanding and I 
have GoodNotes subscription. I am thinking either 12.9” iPad Pro 2nd gen or 11” 
iPad 3rd gen - either of these with keyboard/stylus.

Let me know please if you have any specific items of interest I should be aware 
of in this choice.

Kind Regards


Pete
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