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> Hello, > > Over the past few months my IDV has been increasingly locking up. One > thing I have noticed is that the Java Platform SE binary is chewing up a > lot of resources. > > I went to an older page of yours ( > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/5_2/docs/userguide/Faq.html) and > tried to view http://localhost:8788/stack.html , but that no longer > appears to be working. > > I am running the latest version of IDV (5.7, 64 bit) on Windows 10 > Enterprise with 16GB RAM on a 64 bit operating system, so I don't think I > am lacking anything in hardware capabilities. > > Any help you could provide would be much appreciated! > > -- > *Scott J Landes* > *Supervisor/Air Quality Meteorologist* > *Meteorology and Prescribed Fire Unit* > *Technical Services Program* > > > > 303-692-3255 > address@hidden > > > https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/apcd-covid-19 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.colorado.gov_pacific_cdphe_apcd-2Dcovid-2D19&d=DwMFaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=a9zaj5_uvH06PoaWZKLTasTu8aqqW6GWFNsiO1hIm24&m=rhNkGQmtzhY_-pDT6V3boCXvwXf4cDNO9uhs6ghHlfk&s=LR4lae0OKAA_P8y72grxhc4ezi0FtkpXOcmwI1j87VE&e=> > > *"Are you curious about ground-level ozone in Colorado? Visit our ozone > webpage > <https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/categories/services-and-information/environment/air-quality/ozone-information>** > to > learn more.*" > > Hi Scott, Without more information, I can only suggest checking the memory usage and setting in the IDV. Edit > Preference, then the System tab, and check the memory allocation. Too much or too little memory can certainly cause the IDV to lock up. The default memory allocation is around 3g, and you can increase to 5 or 6 g depend on the complexity of displays in the IDV. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: YIW-865986 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.