Comment on Mountain Lion seems to have addressed the memory management issues in OS XparentComments−weiran14yWhat's the problem with the OS and apps using as much available memory as possible?−cellularmitosis14yThe problem is that OS X appears to favor swapping over evicting file caches. This ends up creating a situation where no matter how much physical RAM you add to your system, you still end up seeing frequent swap-induced beach balls.
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What's the problem with the OS and apps using as much available memory as possible?
The problem is that OS X appears to favor swapping over evicting file caches. This ends up creating a situation where no matter how much physical RAM you add to your system, you still end up seeing frequent swap-induced beach balls.