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Trying to solve a differential equation numerically, I noticed that Mathematica used up all RAM to the extent that my operating system (Windows 10) lost responsiveness and hung up.



As a result I had to restart my machine, losing all unsaved progress in the Mathematica notebook I was working on.




Is there a way to limit the RAM amount Mathematica can possibly access during a calculation?











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    You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
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    – Carl Woll
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    @CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
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Trying to solve a differential equation numerically, I noticed that Mathematica used up all RAM to the extent that my operating system (Windows 10) lost responsiveness and hung up.



As a result I had to restart my machine, losing all unsaved progress in the Mathematica notebook I was working on.




Is there a way to limit the RAM amount Mathematica can possibly access during a calculation?











share|improve this question









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    $begingroup$
    You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    9 hours ago














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Trying to solve a differential equation numerically, I noticed that Mathematica used up all RAM to the extent that my operating system (Windows 10) lost responsiveness and hung up.



As a result I had to restart my machine, losing all unsaved progress in the Mathematica notebook I was working on.




Is there a way to limit the RAM amount Mathematica can possibly access during a calculation?











share|improve this question









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Trying to solve a differential equation numerically, I noticed that Mathematica used up all RAM to the extent that my operating system (Windows 10) lost responsiveness and hung up.



As a result I had to restart my machine, losing all unsaved progress in the Mathematica notebook I was working on.




Is there a way to limit the RAM amount Mathematica can possibly access during a calculation?








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  • 4




    $begingroup$
    You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    9 hours ago














  • 4




    $begingroup$
    You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
    $endgroup$
    – Kagaratsch
    9 hours ago








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$begingroup$
You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
10 hours ago




$begingroup$
You can use MemoryConstrained to constrain the amount of memory a computation takes.
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
10 hours ago












$begingroup$
@CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
@CarlWoll Thanks! I wonder if there is a setting that applies this to the entire kernel session?
$endgroup$
– Kagaratsch
9 hours ago










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You can use MemoryConstrained to set a memory constraint for an evaluation. You can use $Pre to set a memory constraint for all evaluations:



$Pre = Function[
Null,
MemoryConstrained[#, 2000000000-MemoryInUse],
HoldAll
];


For example:



Range[10^9]



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    You can use MemoryConstrained to set a memory constraint for an evaluation. You can use $Pre to set a memory constraint for all evaluations:



    $Pre = Function[
    Null,
    MemoryConstrained[#, 2000000000-MemoryInUse],
    HoldAll
    ];


    For example:



    Range[10^9]



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      You can use MemoryConstrained to set a memory constraint for an evaluation. You can use $Pre to set a memory constraint for all evaluations:



      $Pre = Function[
      Null,
      MemoryConstrained[#, 2000000000-MemoryInUse],
      HoldAll
      ];


      For example:



      Range[10^9]



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        You can use MemoryConstrained to set a memory constraint for an evaluation. You can use $Pre to set a memory constraint for all evaluations:



        $Pre = Function[
        Null,
        MemoryConstrained[#, 2000000000-MemoryInUse],
        HoldAll
        ];


        For example:



        Range[10^9]



        $Aborted







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        You can use MemoryConstrained to set a memory constraint for an evaluation. You can use $Pre to set a memory constraint for all evaluations:



        $Pre = Function[
        Null,
        MemoryConstrained[#, 2000000000-MemoryInUse],
        HoldAll
        ];


        For example:



        Range[10^9]



        $Aborted








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