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Swap memory
Raised as a usability problem by 3 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2017–2026), in 3 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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System stays sluggish after swapping until swap is disabled or it rebootsUnreviewed
20172026- System becomes completely unusable when memory runs out and swap thrashes2026-03-19
- When swap is in use the system becomes so slow the UI barely responds2018-01-14
- System stays sluggish after swapping until swap is disabled or it reboots2017-02-23
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- System becomes completely unusable when memory runs out and swap thrashes2026-03-19
- When swap is in use the system becomes so slow the UI barely responds2018-01-14
- System stays sluggish after swapping until swap is disabled or it reboots2017-02-23
- Once swapping starts, system stays unusable until swap is forced back or reboot2017-02-23