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FreeGuide is running out of memory - what should I do?

If FreeGuide freezes up or closes with an "Out of Memory" error, you can increase the amount of memory it is allowed to use by following the instructions below.

Note: if FreeGuide freezes during downloads, read this first: FreezeDuringDownload.

How you do this depends on what operating system you are using:

Linux, FreeBSD, etc.

Create a file in your home directory called ".freeguiderc", and make it look like this:

FREEGUIDE_OPTS=-Xmx256m

If that doesn't work, try a larger number, for example "-Xmx512m". If it still doesn't work, please ContactUs and we'll try to work out what is going wrong.

Windows

  • Find the shortcut (button) you use to launch FreeGuide (e.g. on your Start Menu under Programs, on your Quick Launch bar near the Start button, or on your desktop.
  • Right-click the shortcut and choose "Properties".
  • Find the command that is used to launch FreeGuide. It will probably look something like this:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -jar "C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\startup.jar" --doc_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\doc" --install_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide"
  • Change the command, to add something after the "javaw.exe" part. What you need to add is:
-Xmx256m
  • So the example above would now look like:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -Xmx256m -jar "C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\startup.jar" --doc_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide\doc" --install_directory="C:\Program Files\FreeGuide"

If that doesn't work, try a larger number, for example "-Xmx512m". If it still doesn't work, please ContactUs and we'll try to work out what is going wrong.

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