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Windowserver taking 3,20GB memory when connected to dual 4K Displays + 12.9 iPad via sidecar using 14" MacBook Pro 10+16+16GB+1TB

Hi,


I have a couple of issues with my MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro 10CPU + 16GPU with 16GB of RAM and 1TB.


Whenever I have my dual 4K Huawei Mateview displays connected and using Sidecar with my 12th Gen iPad Pro I get around 3,20GB memory on the process Windowserver.


Additionally whenever I disconnect any of these displays my computer starts to aggressively swap around 2GB and causing yellow/red lines across the activity monitor.


Print screens attached




Please advice on how to fix this issue because as you can see I have created some 2GB swapping just by turning off one of their displays.


I am running the latest version on all software.

Posted on Aug 5, 2022 9:21 AM

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User profile for user: ku4hx
ku4hx
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Posted on Aug 5, 2022 9:34 AM

If the Mac is operating as expected, the OS is properly handling the monitor and all is well. There's nothing to fix.


You can clear the swap file by restarting.

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