memory usage question

[tommyswf]

what is the Swap used?

how to reduce memory usage?

thanks

[Miuku.]

Much like other modern operating systems, OSX swaps unused pages to the disk. This is normal behaviour and the fact that you're seeing swap file usage is nothing to be alarmed over.

Windows does exactly the same although it has pretty pathetic memory management compared to most Unix variants.

[tommyswf]

oh thanks , i had windows xp installed , so the memory goes to there even it is not turned on?

i should add 1 gb ram for it soon.

[betasp]

  tommyswf said:

oh thanks , i had windows xp installed , so the memory goes to there even it is not turned on?

i should add 1 gb ram for it soon.

It is turned on.

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2177271

[Miuku.]

Well the reality with modern software and modern computers, no matter what OS - is that you really, really want lots of memory. The more the merrier :)

And it's realy, really cheap nowadays! Adding a gigabyte would most definitely speed up everything.

[CPressland]

Memory = Good, Swap Memory is normal, dont worry about it :)