M1 MacBook Pro (13-inch) is slow with high memory swap usage

I don't really know what's wrong with my M1 MacBook Pro (13 inch, 16/256 configuration, MacOS 27.0.1) lately. It often become quite slower than usual, when I check the activity monitor, I was so surprised as heck when I found my MacBook swap the memory for >15 GB. Keep in mind I'm just using this MacBook for browsing with Safari (Only 5 tabs opened), with Apple Music, Zoom, WhatsApp, and Line working at the background. Usually it takes only 11-13 GB of RAM with no swapping and green memory pressure. Do you have any idea why this happened and is there any way that I could fix the problem by myself?

Posted on Oct 25, 2026 10:12 PM

1 reply

Grant Bennet-Alder

Level 10 (148,617 points)

Oct 26, 2026 6:01 AM in response to reybrilliant_

The quickest way to get in a better position is to do a Restart.

When everything starts over, it takes longer to accumulate crud.

If you are not actively in a Zoom meeting you should QUIT the Zoom app, not just close its window. the same goes for other Apps you are not actively using. Almost all are quick and easy to launch when needed.