Note: For compatibility reasons, the Preserve Memory Contents on Sleep feature has been removed in Mac OS 9 versions 9.0.4 and later. You may still see the option in the Energy Saver control panel but it will be dimmed.
The Memory Contents file is created by the Preserve memory contents on sleep option in the Energy Saver control panel. It can be rather large. (The size of the file depends on the amount of memory installed in a computer.)
After installing the Sleep Memory Extension or Mac OS 9.0.4, the Preserve memory contents on sleep checkbox in the Energy Saver control panel is dimmed and unavailable. However, the Memory Contents file created by this feature is not deleted. It is safe to delete this file and reclaim the hard disk space it takes up.
The Sleep Memory Extension, and Mac OS 9.0.4 Update are available from Apple Software Downloads (http://www.apple.com/swupdates/).
To delete the Memory Contents file:
- 1. Choose Sherlock 2 from the Apple menu.
2. Click Files.
3. Click Edit to open the More Search Options window. See Figure 1.
4. Click the file name checkbox.
5. Choose contains from the pop-up menu, and type "Memory" in the field next to this menu.
6. In Advanced Options click the "is" checkbox and choose invisible from the pop-up menu.
7. Click OK.
Figure 1: More Search Options Window
8. Click Search.
Figure 2: Sherlock 2 Window
9. Choose Move to Trash from the File menu. A warning dialog appears to let you know that the file must be deleted immediately.
Figure 3: File Menu Window
10. Click OK.
Figure 4: Warning Dialog