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Maeghaus:
Starting with MC 30, my Mac Mini M1 has wanted to run Media Center while writing a large disk cache at the same time. I haven't investigated it much; my Windows PC is the media server. But tonight I decided to run Activity Monitor with MC 31 open and wait. At almost 14 minutes, I got a memory warning on screen. I chose to "Force Quit" Media Center and run a System Diagnostic. It generated several logs, including one specific to MC 31. It hints at something happening at approximately 837 seconds (13.95 minutes) after opening the program. The Mac wants to use all the available memory when I run Media Center but I don't know why. Previous monitoring for a few minutes showed nothing unusual. The duration varies quite a bit. Once I was able to keep Media Center open for 2 hours.

I have the log(s) but I do not know how to interpret them. I'm technically savvy but I'm not when it comes to programming language. Also, I haven't watched Activity Monitor long enough to view it at the critical moment because of the wide time variations. This Mac is reacting to Media Center from another process. When I first noticed this issue, after upgrading from v.29, I thought the forum would be full of similar issues. It seems to be unique.

I can supply the entire log folder or specific parts.

The device technical information is posted below:

* Model: Mac Mini M1 (Late 2020) - MGNT3LL/A
* Internal Disk Capacity: 500GB
* System Memory: 16GB
* Average disk storage: 70-90GB available
* OS: Mac Ventura 13.5.1
* Media Center Version: 31.0.43 (stable)
-- Tom

bob:
Where is your media stored?
Try turning off auto-import and see if that makes a difference.

Maeghaus:
Hi Bob. A week passed before I remembered to check for replies. My library resides on an external WD Black 5TB 3.0/3.1 drive. As a comparison, the Apple Music app doesn't have any issues processing from the same drive.

-- Tom

blgentry:
In the first post you say that you are using a Windows PC as a "media server".  Does that mean it is an MC server and you are using the Mac as a client?

Does it mean that the Mac is an MC server and is using windows file sharing to read the files from the Windows PC?

Or something else?

Brian.

Maeghaus:
Hi sorry for the delay once again. I'm running MC 31 Mac and listening from the same computer. It's not set up to be the media server. My Windows computer does that. I wondered if the problem lies with Mac OS Ventura. My MC 30 topic history might reveal something. I'll take a look. Tomorrow it might not matter, as Mac OS Sonoma is due. I'm not one to upgrade the first day, however.

Here's a list of my setup related to MC 31 Mac:
-- MC 31.0.43 (not updated in a few weeks)
-- Mac Mini, Late 2020 -- Model Number:Z12P000KDLL/A -- Chip: Apple M1
-- Mac OS Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91) (most recent)
-- Storage device 1: Device Name: APPLE SSD AP0512Q -- Media Name: AppleAPFSMedia -- Free: 46.38 GB (46,380,326,912 bytes) -- Capacity: 494.38 GB (494,384,795,648 bytes) -- Mount Point: / -- File System: APFS
-- Storage Device 2: Device Name: Game Drive -- File System: Journaled HFS+ -- Media Name: WD Game Drive Media -- Connection: USB-C 3.1 -- Speed: Up to 5 Gb/s -- Medium Type: SSD -- Free: 3.86 TB (3,857,410,990,080 bytes) -- Capacity: 5 TB (5,000,810,987,520 bytes) -- Mount Point:   /Volumes/Media Library

I put in bold the connection specs of the external drive containing MC 31 music, etc. files ('Media Library'). Ideally, I'd put the library on the internal SSD but it is very small (500GB). I've never been certain the external's connection speed is adequate. USB3 was OK in the past on both Windows and Mac. Does the present setup need a storage device with better performance? That may be the problem related to the memory issue. I can think of several ways it could be.

Let me know what you think. I may need to upgrade. -- Tom

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