Low memory warning in 25.1.0 even though frames are cached

Report · Mar 27, 2025

Hi there,

I've been having an issue with AE 25.1.0 where I've been gettting the "Low memory warning" orange banner in my comps even though the timeline shows that the frames are cached (with blue and green lines).

My play back is stuck on a loop for 2 - 3 frames and won't progress until I purge the cache. Once I've purged the cache I'll have playback until I change something (anything), in which case I need to purge the case again.

When I purge the cache in these instances I usually ending up purging less than 500mb of memory.

Is anyone else having this issue with 25.1.0 or do you think is hardware related?

My specs:

- Apple M1 Pro, 16gb RAM

My AE settings:

- Disk cache: 300gb

- 3GB RAM reserved for other applications (13gb for AE)

Last notes, I realise I have low ram in my macbook and that would be a big contributor, however I'm currently working with simple shape layers in a 1920x1080 comp. AE 24 on my system handled this fine which leads me to think the issue might be elsewhere.

Thanks in advance!

Report · Apr 02, 2025

Thanks for reaching out, Jonny.

Does your drive have enough free space available to store the cache? If not, try creating some free space. Also, go to Composition menu > Preview > disable "Cache Frames When Idle"

Let us know if it helps. Moving this thread from Bugs to Discussions for troubleshooting.

Thanks,
Nishu

Report · Apr 02, 2025

Hi Nishu,

Yes I currently have around 600gb of free space on my drive.

Report · Apr 03, 2025

Thanks for getting back.

Are you getting this on every project? Can you test it on a new project without any media files? Also, try running After Effects in Safe Mode.

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,
Nishu