Aww, Snap Error Out Of Memory
Published on June 25, 2020
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Come on, who's not had one of those ? 'Aw, Snap! Something went wrong. Error Out of memory.' Or something worded slightly differently maybe.
If memory serves me well enough, that was the repeated message I was getting yesterday. Mr. G was having a few issues, or at least the browser was.
I was either getting one of those messages or the page I was on would just freeze.
Now, I had already done all of the usual suspects. Deleting the most recent 'extension' addition and 'cleaning' all possible areas. All to no avail.
It's fixed now but for an hour yesterday, I was making very little progress and every hour is crucial these days.
How did I cure this one ? Would you really like to know ? OK then, it may well be the case that this will solve any number of similar issues, or not.
Finding a solution online (when the pages are crashing like waves) was relatively easy. I just typed the error message into Google, as the chances are that someone will have already encountered this problem. Here's where I found my solution.
https://silicophilic.com/aw-snap-google-chrome-ran-out-of-memory/
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After I had cleared the browser's history/data and emptied the 'Cookie' jar, I had to reset the IPS and flush the DNS. Don't worry, the article explains it all very clearly.
Press and hold the 'Windows' key and then 'X'. This will bring up a menu.
Select ' Windows PowerShell (Admin)' A new window appears (A bit like the old Command Prompt window) with a flashing cursor, waiting for you to type something.
Type netsh winsock reset catlog and hit return.
Then type ipconfig /flushdns making sure you leave a space after the 'g'.
That's it, all done. All of my issues (which I somehow feel were my fault) disappeared.
I would imagine that this is something that those in the know, would recommend doing periodically.
As you can imagine, this little 'botheration' (Wow, it's actually a word) set me back somewhat. I have been playing 'catch-up' ever since. Still, no point moaning about it, just got to get on and do it, whatever 'it' is.
Well, I think I'm going to stop right here. I have just remembered. That reminds me of the 'Topic' advert, anyone recall that ?
"What has a hazelnut in every bite ?"
Till next time my friends, stay safe, healthy and happy.
Twack Romero
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