Mac Virtual Memory – What it is, the Swap Location, and How to Disable Swap in Mac OS X
Oct 8, 2010 - 36 Comments
I was asked recently about the Mac OS X swapfile, specifically how to disable Mac OS X swapping entirely. I decided I will take this opportunity to talk a bit about Mac virtual memory (swap), it’s location in the Mac file system, and also to explain how to disable it.
