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March 25, 2023
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Your System Has Run Out Of Application Memory

  • March 25, 2023
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Hi everytone.  I JUST downloaded the latest versions of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic and having a problem. I imported one photo, started editing, and within minutes I got the "Your System Has Run Out Of Application Memory" error.  I was suprised to see this since I have a new M1 Mac w/ 64GB of memory and use it for music production and run large sessions in Pro Tools & Ableton simutaniously w/ no problem. Also I really didn't do any real editing on the photo, just a couple of "healing" moves to remove some glare.  Can someone tell me why this is happening and how I fix it?  I will Google too, but just wanted to throw the post out too. (included photos are of the error message, the info on the file I was messing around with, and my "about this mac" mac info

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D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 26, 2023

The thing with M1/M2 is that the GPU uses system memory, not its own dedicated memory.

 

It would be interesting to see a breakdown on memory usage, both GPU and system. This is a Windows screenshot, but something like this:

Known Participant
March 26, 2023

Thanks. I will Google how to look this up and post a screen shot when I get home. 

GoldingD
Legend
March 26, 2023

Why is your MACOS still at v12.0?

 

Known Participant
March 26, 2023

Hi, are you saying that is the issue?  It's at 12 because of compatibility issues w/ various plugins i use in Ableton & Protools, and because the versions of those programs are more stable running on 12.  I will see if  others are able to update without issues.

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March 26, 2023

Adding I have tons of room on my Hard drive if that matters