Memory Management

[Paul C]

Where is the best place in OS X to view how much RAM applications are using, prime example is Limewire drains my mac when I'm using it.

 

[symphonix]

Open up a terminal, make the window nice and big (so you can see all the info) and type "top".

This gives you a detailed breakdown of what applications are using what type of memory, as well as CPU usage.

 

[Paul C]

Cool, thanks, big more complitcated than the OS 9 mem breakdown but I'll get my head around it.

 

[chemistry_geek]

Type man top in the terminal to read about all the options.

Apple has a technical document about what information is displayed when top is running. Here's the link:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article....alue=100&showSurvey=false&sessionID=anonymous|162864096