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Re: release memory

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  • Subject: [mg98321] Re: release memory
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 05:00:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi,

it looks like MemoryInUse[] and Windows task manager report different 

numnbers. Internally Mathematica seems to release memory after e.g. 

remove or ClearAll if one believes "MemoryInUse []". However, externally 

these memory releases are not visible, the task manager still reports 

the "released memory".

I faintly remember having once read that the Mathematica Kernel never 

gives up memory it once assigned to variables. But I am currently not 

able to find some relevant info. Does anybody (Wolfram?) now more about 

this issue?

Daniel







summer wrote:

> I am doing a long memory consuming calculation. At certain point I get variable contaning huge amount of numerical data. I process it and don't need it anymore. 

> 

> Is there a way to delete it and RELEASE the memory it takes, i. e. make it available?

> 

> I tried ClearAll[...], it deletes the variable but the memory doesn't become available - I watch the Windows Task Manager and it doesn't show increase in the available memory.

> 

> I know quitting the kernel releases all the used memory but it stops the calculation which I don't want. If I don't release the memory of variables I no longer need, soon I ran out of memory, that's why I need to know how to make the memory available again during calculation.

> 




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