#Quit all applications mac mac os x#

☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. The application is in the folder that opens. ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.) ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:

No matter what happens, you should be able to restore your system to the state it was in at the time of that backup. To really see everything, you have to run it as root.įirst, back up all data if you haven't already done so. ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking it only sees files that you have permission to read. Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved. Use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. Why do I get the Force Quit message, when I only have four applications running and plenty of RAM? Why is my SSD Startup Disk showing so little space available (~100GB), when all the files, even hidden files and folders, total only ~120GB. Of course, I've gone through all the usual optimization steps.ġ. I understand that for some memory-intensive applications, there may be some virtual memory swaps, so I am careful about shutting down unused applications, but I cannot figure out why so much of the SSD Startup disk is showing as used. The files (see below) on the SSD total only about 120GB, yet, when I examine the available space on the drive, almost 400GB is used, with only 100GB available. My home directory is mapped to a second 2TB Hard Drive with a third 2TB drive for backup, plus a 2TB Time Capsule. The Startup Disk is a 500GB SSD and I have 24GB of RAM ⚠. There are only four applications running: Mail, Safari, Text Edit and Finder. I repeatedly get the message 'Your Mac OS X startup disk has no more space for application memory' in a pop-up called 'Force Quit Applications'.

Quit all applications mac