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vm disk thrashing caused by EndNote for Mac?
Author: Marc Bizer    Posted: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:45:09 -0600
Hi, I've been experiencing a rare, but annoying problem with EndNote. I'll double-click on a reference in an EndNote library view, and I'll observe that the reference will not only not open immediately, but also that my computer suddenly becomes unresponsive (I can't switch to another application, for example). This will last, say, 10-15 seconds, and then all will be normal. Except that if I check my /var/vm folder, I'll find that several VM swap files have been generated! I'm wondering whether there isn't some sort of memory leak in EndNote, or else EN is triggering a leak in the OS. It's obviously a rare bug, but when it occurs, it's a disturbing one. Have any other Mac users observed a strange 10-15 second "lockup" when trying to open a bibliographic reference? --Marc ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

Re: vm disk thrashing caused by EndNote for Mac?
Author: Robert Evans    Posted: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:16:37 -0500
Hello Marc, Yes, I have also had this problem but have never looked for a cause. I'm a computer pessimist and just assume that ALL programs will occasionally cause problems. Next time I will check the vm folder to look for swap files. I'm running OS 10.2.8 and EN 7. -Robert. > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:45:09 -0600 > From: Marc Bizer /> > Subject: vm disk thrashing caused by EndNote for Mac? > > Hi, > > I've been experiencing a rare, but annoying problem with EndNote. > I'll double-click on a reference in an EndNote library view, and I'll > observe that the reference will not only not open immediately, but > also that my computer suddenly becomes unresponsive (I can't switch > to another application, for example). This will last, say, 10-15 > seconds, and then all will be normal. Except that if I check my > /var/vm folder, I'll find that several VM swap files have been > generated! > > I'm wondering whether there isn't some sort of memory leak in > EndNote, or else EN is triggering a leak in the OS. It's obviously a > rare bug, but when it occurs, it's a disturbing one. > > Have any other Mac users observed a strange 10-15 second > "lockup" when trying to open a bibliographic reference? > > --Marc > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. > > ------------------------------ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

Re: vm disk thrashing caused by EndNote for Mac?
Author: Familia FJ    Posted: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:05:45 +0200
Hi, I have found the same problem with Mac OS 10.3.3 and Endnote 7.0. I was wondering if Endnote was the culprit when I saw your post. I have not looked at swap files, but the in the Console I had the following message: localhost kernel: (default pager): [KERNEL]: no space in available paging segments; swapon suggested That is perfectly compatible with new swap files being generated. As you said, it is possible a memory leak in EndNote, or else EN is triggering a leak in the OS > Yes, I have also had this problem but have never looked for a cause. > [...] > - -Robert. >> >> Have any other Mac users observed a strange 10-15 second >> "lockup" when trying to open a bibliographic reference? Pablo ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

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