How to Increase the Memory for a Macintosh Application
If you work with large documents, you may see a message complaining about insufficient memory (RAM). A document might not even open, or a program might run very slowly. You can assign more RAM to the application to see if that helps.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Single-click the icon for the application to which you want to allocate more memory. Be sure to exit the application first.
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From the File menu choose Get Info, or press the keys Command-I.
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In OS 8.5 and later versions, select Memory from the Show menu in the box that appears.
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Type a new value into the Preferred Size box, perhaps 1.5 or 2 times the suggested size shown. You can decrease the memory in the same way.
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Click the close box. Your change will take effect the next time you launch the application.
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Tips & Warnings
If you attempt to increase the minimum size to a value larger than the preferred size, you will get an error message.
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Comments
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Ted Smith
Aug 28, 2007
In OS X, memory is dynamicly distributed to applications as needed, so this process is irrelevant. Best thing is to install more memory. -
Ted Smith
Aug 28, 2007
In OS X, memory is dynamicly distributed to applications as needed, so this process is irrelevant. Best thing is to install more memory.
