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0 pointsplanb7y ago0 comments

Might also be that newer versions of macOS need more RAM than Snow Leopard and therefore less is available for filesystem caches.

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lloeki7y ago

This might be a factor although IIRC there has been some work after Lion (Mavericks?) where OS RAM usage went down significantly. It was really noticeable on 2GB VMs.

saagarjha7y ago

Mavericks introduced compressed memory, so that may be the improvement you’re talking about.

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lloeki7y ago

This might be a factor although IIRC there has been some work after Lion (Mavericks?) where OS RAM usage went down significantly. It was really noticeable on 2GB VMs.

saagarjha7y ago

Mavericks introduced compressed memory, so that may be the improvement you’re talking about.

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