Re: I want my RAM back

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From: kurttrail (dontemailme_at_anywhereintheknowuniverse.org)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:13:13 -0500

Chuck Anderson wrote:
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>
>> Have you considered that the programs might not be written quite as
>> well as they could be?..
>>
>>
>>
> Actually both Firefox and Thunderbird need a special option setting to
> prevent them from giving up too much memory when minimized or left
> idle for long periods. However, I have applied both of those settings
> and they work (until usage of Photoshop forces them into the
> pagefile). I just don't get why Windows can't reallocate RAM after I
> close PS (I am also now going to read the info at the URL's I was
> told to visit in other posts).
>
> ..... I'm also hearing the advice to simply buy more RAM. I suppose
> I'll just have to bite the bullet and do so. I'm going to get another
> 512MBs (I have DDR SDRAM - 2100 - 266MHz) . I think 768MBs total
> should do me well (besides, it's about all I can afford).

And you might want to turn down how many undos PS stores. If you are
using very large photos, and doing a lot of editting, you will eat up a
lot of RAM very quickly, with a lot of levels of undo, sitting in
memory. 

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