# Mac vram usage and monitoring

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850 "2020-09-25T10:05:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![richardamckeand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@richardamckeand](https://forum.logik.tv/u/richardamckeand)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850/1 "2020-09-25T10:05:11Z")

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Hi All,

I wonder if anyone knows the best way to clear vram on a mac running flame? Always used to just log out and in again on linux once the resources bar went orange.

And a supplementary question for Randy, I think you recommended istat pro on your tech talk on logik-live (thanks by the way). I can’t see it but there are tonnes of similar sounding apps on the app store. Could you just confirm exactly which one you recommended please?

Thanks all,

Rich

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**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850/2 "2020-09-25T10:13:57Z")

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BJANGO! No, thats not some kind of expression, thats the name of the company that does the iState pro I love.

> **[Bjango](https://bjango.com)**
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> Makers of iStat Menus, Skala and other great apps.

All you have to do for the vram thingy is restart flame.

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**Author:** ![richardamckeand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@richardamckeand](https://forum.logik.tv/u/richardamckeand)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850/3 "2020-09-25T10:31:25Z")

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Thanks Randy 🙂

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**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850/4 "2020-09-25T10:34:53Z")

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Also, controversial tip, but I prefer to keep the Mac Menu Bar on all the time. It never occurred to me that it could be very helpful until I had to monitor my system resources so closely. By turning it on, it gives you great insight as to what Flame is doing when its doing stuff.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-09-25 at 5.32.35 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/d4176316058d8cd14a7f71e4bc1172a2ea32929d.png)

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**Author:** ![richardamckeand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@richardamckeand](https://forum.logik.tv/u/richardamckeand)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-vram-usage-and-monitoring/850/5 "2020-09-25T10:39:47Z")

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Thanks, I’ll have a look