[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ Memory for appz

ok, even as i type this, my processes menu is telling me:

im right in the middle of working on a 345 Mb Photoshop file, and i havent saved for about 2 hours. as you can imagine, i dont want to loose any of my work. but, upon editing a large amount of type, PS freaked out and started to freeze, and is giving me the dreaded [Not Responding] next to the app name.

Now, the Mem and CPU usage for PS is still going up and down as if it is processing, and i got an error before saying my comp had to increase the size of its Virtual Memory for the Page File Usage History.

What i want to know is, is there anyway i can hold onto my work and not force quit Photoshop? If i leave it for long enough, will it sort itself out? Can i increase the memory available to PS and the Page File History, so it will finish its process? Is there anything i can do?

yeah, sometimes BM just leaving will work. depends if the program enters and endless loop in its process, if that is the case, memory is leaking and building up. and will need to be shut down.

SOME *** SOME*** times PS 8 has recovered the file for me.

you can also check info ont he PS page file, it recommends it being oon a different drive or partiion that the system page file.

check the options of PS for the page file stats and info.

I will see about the sys PAGE file size recommenndations by Maximum PC, just have to flip through it.. but i think it will have to wait until morning.