39GB of virtual memory?

[Scarlet Fever]

This doesn't seem quite right. And it's not just a temporary error; it's been like this for a few hours now. I've restarted and nothing's changed.

MacBook, 1.83 GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 10.5.1. It's been a tad slower than usual lately. How can I knock the VM size back?

 

[kaiwai]

This doesn't seem quite right. And it's not just a temporary error; it's been like this for a few hours now. I've restarted and nothing's changed.

MacBook, 1.83 GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 10.5.1. It's been a tad slower than usual lately. How can I knock the VM size back?

Hmm, sounds like there is a major leak somewhere - have you tried a clean install - did you do a clean install when you installed Leopard?

 

[Scarlet Fever]

Hmm, sounds like there is a major leak somewhere - have you tried a clean install - did you do a clean install when you installed Leopard?

yeah, it's leaking like a sieve. I did a erase and install of Leo, and then re-installed any apps i needed with the original installers.

Could it have anything to do with Garageband? I was using it the other day, and thats when I first noticed the huge amounts of VM being used.

EDIT: Safari is using 1.27 GB of VM

 

[iMan G5]

Click on Safari in Activity Mon. Click inspect and go to memory. Does the VM change? Mine does this all the time.

 

[heatmiser]

I'm currently using 13gb of VM, so that does seem rather high. How long does it take until it reaches that level after a reboot?

 

[GoxKok]

WOW! I read this, then went to my activity moniter and Im using a whopping 43+ GBs of VM!

Wtf? Why does SMCfancntrol need nearly a gig of VM? I have 4 gigs installed!

Anyone have any insight?

 

[Templex]

Same thing here. Used Archive and Install.

 

[notsofatjames]

Im using 31GB. Maybe it just uses as much space as is available. Spotlight seems to be my biggest downfall. Maybe its got something to do with time machine tracking changes. Im not connected to my BUD now.

 

[xUKHCx]

I'll add my usual response here

13GB VM Tiger - with explanation of VM and its usage

39GB VM Leopard

It is perfectly normal under Leopard to have VM sizes of anywhere between 20-60GB. When i first installed Leopard mine actually went over 100GB.

 

[Techguy172]

Mine is using 32.92gb

 

[Inconsequential]

34Gb here on a clean install.

 

[Scarlet Fever]

I'll add my usual response here

13GB VM Tiger - with explanation of VM and its usage

39GB VM Leopard

It is perfectly normal under Leopard to have VM sizes of anywhere between 20-60GB. When i first installed Leopard mine actually went over 100GB.

understood. Thanks!