High RAM usage

[testaccount2020]

Everything is using 6GB of RAM. Is that normal? Is there something I can do to lower the usage?
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[NotNull]

A recent thread about this: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9014

BTW: Your screenshot doesn'f show the actual RAM usage.

[testaccount2020]

BTW: Your screenshot doesn'f show the actual RAM usage.

It shows the RAM usage!

So the high ram usage is because of me having very many files on my harddrive?

[void]

How many files is Everything indexing?

The total count is shown in the status bar on the left when there is no selection and the search is empty.
You can expect memory usage to be around 100MB per 1 million files indexed.

[testaccount2020]

Thanks for the quick reply void! The usage now goes up to 10gb of ram, an amount I have never seen any program use.

How many files is Everything indexing?

Around 30 million items. Which should result in ~3 gb of ram.
So where do the constant 5-10 gb of ram usage come from?

[void]

How large is your Everything.db?

What information are you indexing (eg: Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Index file size)?

How many search windows do you have open? Each search window will use about 8 bytes per file (240MB for 30 million files).

For 30 million + files, please try disabling size/date indexing and running Everything as an administrator:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Uncheck Everything service.
• Check Run as administrator.
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Uncheck Index recent changes.
• Uncheck Fast size sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Index file size (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Fast date modified sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Index date modified (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Fast path sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck any other options on the Indexes option page.
• Click OK.

The service can double the ram usage during indexing.

Does this help with the memory usage?

Consider excluding some files from your index.

[testaccount2020]

How large is your Everything.db?

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What information are you indexing (eg: Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Index file size)?

Everything from images to music and videos and documents etc.

How many search windows do you have open? Each search window will use about 8 bytes per file (240MB for 30 million files).

0 windows. I run the program in the background. When searching, I only have 1 window open at a time

For 30 million + files, please try disabling size/date indexing and running Everything as an administrator:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Uncheck Everything service.
• Check Run as administrator.
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Uncheck Index recent changes.
• Uncheck Fast size sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Index file size (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Fast date modified sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Index date modified (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck Fast path sort (8 bytes per file)
• Uncheck any other options on the Indexes option page.
• Click OK.

The service can double the ram usage during indexing.

Does this help with the memory usage?

Consider excluding some files from your index.

Lowers the usage by 500mb. Its now at 4.5 gb on average.

[therube]

(That's big, from what I'm used to.)

The Everything.db.tmp, is that something of your doing or an intermediary file made by Everything itself?

[void]

The large Everything.db suggests your average filename is really long.
The high memory usage is expected for the large number of files with long filenames.

The Everything.db.tmp is created by Everything.
It is a partially saved database.
It is renamed to Everything.db when saving completes.