How to fix Not enough RAM Photoshop error. Adobe Photoshop is used mostly by professionals for image and video editing purposes. With its various tools, Photoshop allows you to perform heavy pixel-based renderings that consume a large portion of your system memory. The Photoshop application itself consumes about 1-1.5 GB of RAM on startup, which is significant memory compared to other everyday applications.
That said, some users have reported getting an error that says the following is not in blue: Could not complete your request because there is not enough memory (RAM). As the statement implies, Photoshop cannot perform any task because there is no free memory. However, that is not always the case, as even computers with 32 GB of total RAM (or higher) sometimes experience this problem. Upon investigation, users noticed that there was still a significant amount of RAM left, but Photoshop continued to show the same error.
So what causes Photoshop to prompt this error and how to fix it?
How to fix Not enough RAM Photoshop error
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What Causes the Error?
If Adobe Photoshop repeats the error stated, the application will no longer be able to open the file or perform any other action. Although the message says that there is not enough memory on the system to perform the task, that is not always the case.
Memory errors in Photoshop can occur due to any of the following reasons:
There isn’t any available memory for the application to use.
You are using a pirated copy of Photoshop.
Photoshop is restricted to using a limited amount of the total available RAM.
Outdated or damaged GPU drivers.
Before we begin to tackle these issues, we’d like to remind you that because Photoshop is a resource-intensive application, it requires a significant amount of RAM on your computer.
Adobe itself recommends a minimum of 8 GB of built-in memory. However, it can run on memory lower than that but is not recommended as it can lead to significant performance drops, such as lag and in some cases, system crashes.
To learn more about the minimum system requirements for Adobe Photoshop, visit this page.
Now that we understand the potential causes of the problem, let’s discuss how to minimize them and keep using Photoshop.
How to fix Not enough RAM Photoshop error
First, turn off Photoshop that is having an error to save the image.
Step 1: Click on the Windows icon (Window) type regedit and press Enter
Step 2: The Registry Editor screen displays as follows:
Registry Editor screen displays
Step 3: Go to the path HKEY_CUURRENT_USER > Software > Adobe > Photoshop > Select the folder 120.0 or 110.0 depending on the Photoshop version.
Select the folder 120.0 or 110.0 depending on the Photoshop version
Step 4: Right-click on a white space and select New > DWORD (32-bit) VALUE
32-bit
Step 5: Rename New Value #1 to OverridePhysicalMemoryMB
Rename New Value
After renaming is complete, right-click on OverridePhysicalMemoryMB and select Modify…
Select Decimal, Value Data enter 16000
Select Decimal, Value Data enter 16000
Finally click OK to finish.
Now go back to Photoshop to save the image. For more details, you can watch this video:
Ngolongtech hopes this article will be helpful for you!
