Your Mac Is Slow? Check CrashPlan Settings
To adjust Java memory usage, we can now use the CrashPlan app itself.
- Open the CrashPlan app
- Double-click the CrashPlan logo in the upper-right corner
- Enter the following command, using a value appropriate for the size of your backup selection (for example, 1536 for a 1.5 TB selection):
java mx 1536, restart
- The CrashPlan app will close
The linked page also lists some recommended settings. You can check current memory (mx) settings with java mx
. Much easier now, before we had to edit the launchd
plist.
I have a MacBook Pro late 2013 at the moment, and I set it to 512
, and my system feels much snappier now.