Memory problem when using linked ressources

[s.auler]

Hi,
I work on a project where I need to change small things on a couple files each time. The files are rather small (about 2mb) with two pages, a few pictures and a bit of text. During editing the files one by one, my PC was getting slower and slower. I checked the task manager and noticed, that Affinity Publisher took almost all RAM it could (even more than set in the performance settings). I observed this problem further and it seems to be connected to linked ressources (images).

It is very simple to recreate the effect:

1. Create new document
2. Insert a few (big) pictures as linked ressources - two or three is enough
3. Save and close document
4. Re-open document and close right away
5. Repeat step 4 until your memory is exhausted

Sometimes, when closing the document, the garbage collector seems to step in, but only randomly and not connected to the max RAM usage.

 

 

Similar problems:

 

[Gabe]

Hi @s.auler,

We are aware of some ram issue. 

As a side note, your in-app ram limit is set to 2gb. Our minimum requirements for  is 4GB.

[s.auler]

On 8/14/2020 at 3:03 PM, Gabe said:

We are aware of some ram issue. 

Perfect. That was my intention.

 

On 8/14/2020 at 3:03 PM, Gabe said:

As a side note, your in-app ram limit is set to 2gb. Our minimum requirements for  is 4GB.

Two side notes from my side:

- On this PC I have 16GB of ram, but setting it to 2GB resolves most of the problem when working with many small files. When I work with big projects, I set it to 12GB and everything works fine. 

- If 4GB is the minimum requirement, why can I select values below that?

[Gabe]

I would not have known you have 16gb or ram. Usually the ram slider is default set to use the system installed ram, so I just pointed this out to you. Reserved ram (which is what that slider is) is different than minimum requirements.