Slow Mac? Could be a hidden memory gobbler in macOS<article>
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<p>Just hours into using my new 27-inch iMac with 32GB of memory, the system felt sluggish. I checked memory usage via the <code>top -u</code> command in Terminal, which showed all 32GB was full. Exclamation point, I said aloud, and launched Activity Monitor to dig in more easily than at the command line.</p><p>Sure enough, all memory was in use, and the culprit was something I’d never seen before: com.apple.MediaLibraryService. Turns out that this service relies on Apple plug-ins to make music and other audio, photos and video, and GarageBand files available throughout macOS, including via the options in the Media section of the Open dialog box’s sidebar.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3203966/macs/slow-mac-could-be-a-hidden-memory-gobbler-in-macos.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Slow Mac? Could be a hidden memory gobbler in macOS
