I have a moderate sized file - 131K folks. I try running FTM 2012 with 16 GB of RAM using Windows 7 Professional SP1. As I go to a variety of facets of the program, Windows Task Manager reports my memory usage increases. Of particular problem is Web Search, for I go back and forth between that and the People workspace, adding folks and their data. Sometimes, if I allow the program to sit undisturbed - maybe 45 minutes or so, the memory usage drops to about 50K. I normally start about 400K to 600K usage in People workspace. This seems to increase gradually to 900K to 1.1 M. If I notice it, I shutdown and restart FTM as otherwise, FTM will do so on its own, without notice and NOT so graciously - IOW when I restart FTM I get the you didn't shut down normally message. I do NOT like having to keep an eye on the program's memory usage, but seem to have to do so to preserve the integrity of my dataset. Normally, I would prefer to use the same loading of FTM for my typical 14 hours of labor. I know, it is an addiction. GRIN I have MUCH larger files I would like to use within FTM 2012 - one of 400K folks and another of 800K folks, but sadly they do NOT open. Any ideas would be appreciated?

John, Just one suggestion, and it is meant in all seriousness. Find another program. FTM has never been noted for its ability to handle large files (and probably never will be). Granted, you'll loose WebSearch and TreeSync but it is a matter of trade-offs. You can search the web without WebSearch and TreeSync isn't ready for prime time anyway so there isn't too much of a loss. -----Original Message----- From: John Okerson <johnokerson@gmail.com> To: ftm-tech <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 10:01 am Subject: [FTM-TECH] anyone other than me having problems with FTM 2012 shutting down without notic? I have a moderate sized file - 131K folks. I try running FTM 2012 with 16 GB of RAM using Windows 7 Professional SP1. As I go to a variety of facets of the program, Windows Task Manager reports my memory usage increases. Of particular problem is Web Search, for I go back and forth between that and the People workspace, adding folks and their data. Sometimes, if I allow the program to sit undisturbed - maybe 45 minutes or so, the memory usage drops to about 50K. I normally start about 400K to 600K usage in People workspace. This seems to increase gradually to 900K to 1.1 M. If I notice it, I shutdown and restart FTM as otherwise, FTM will do so on its own, without notice and NOT so graciously - IOW when I restart FTM I get the you didn't shut down normally message. I do NOT like having to keep an eye on the program's memory usage, but seem to have to do so to preserve the integrity of my dataset. Normally, I would prefer to use the same loading of FTM for my typical 14 hours of labor. I know, it is an addiction. GRIN I have MUCH larger files I would like to use within FTM 2012 - one of 400K folks and another of 800K folks, but sadly they do NOT open. Any ideas would be appreciated? ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message