Chrome is one of the most-used browsers in the world. Millions of users love it because of its incredible customization and easy-to-use interface. But like a coin of two sides, Chrome also faces some errors sometimes. One such common error is Aw Snap! Chrome ran out of memory. As the name indicates, when Google Chrome consumes more RAM in your PC, you will face this error. We bring to you a perfect guide that will help you fix Chrome out of memory issues. So, continue reading!
How to Fix Chrome Ran Out of Memory in Windows 10
Following is the error that you may face if Chrome runs out of memory on Windows 10.
Aw, Snap!
Google Chrome ran out of memory while trying to display this webpage.
The reason for this error is not very obvious. Yet, there are some root causes for this Chrome browser out of memory issue listed below. Either random or specific, if you face this error in your browser, we will help you resolve the same by this guide.
- Problemi di cunnessione Internet
- Damaged or bulky browser cache
- Estensioni incompatibili
- Bulged temporary files in PC
- A glitch in the User profile
- Unwanted or incompatible programs in PC
- Navigatore obsoleto
- Site blocked by firewall
Risoluzione di prublemi di basa
Here are some basic troubleshooting steps are given below to fix this error. You should follow these points before going through the methods given in this article.
- Riavvia u vostru PC: In a maiò parte di i casi, a simple restart may fix the issue without any challenging layouts. Alternatively, you can entirely shut down the system using the Power options and turn it on again.
- Ensure Proper Internet Connectivity: This is the most apparent reason that causes the discussed error. When your internet connectivity is not optimum, the connection interrupts more frequently. You can run a speed test to know the optimum level of network speed required for the proper connection. You can also prefer a new faster internet package and buy it from your network provider.
- Close Unwanted Tabs: This might help in fixing the error. If none of these basic troubleshooting tips helped you, then close all the tabs and restart the Chrome browser.
Still, if you face the same error, go ahead with the troubleshooting methods given below. Follow them in the same order to attain quicker results.
Method 1: Update to 64-bit Version of Chrome
First, check if you use the 64-bit version of Chrome. If the browser consumes a lot of RAM from your processors, you must be sure of using a 64-bit version instead of a 32-bit version. This manages more computer resources, thereby resolving the said problem. Here are a few instructions to check and update the version of Google Chrome.
1. Lanciate u Google Chrome Navigatore.
2. Cliccate nantu à u icona di trè punti and hover to Aiutu è selezziunate u About Google Chrome funziunalità.
3. Here, check if Google Chrome is of 64-bit version or not.
4. S'ellu ci hè 32-bit given next to the version of Chrome, you have to download the Versione 64-bit of Google Chrome.
5. Run the downloaded setup file to install Google Chrome 64-bit version.
Method 2: End Google Chrome Processes
Like Windows, Chrome also has Task Manager that allows you to manage its tabs and extensions. The interface of this setting is very straightforward, and you can abort or end any high resource-consuming Chrome tasks. For example, you can distinguish which process consumes allocated memory contributing to this error. Thus, you can eliminate that particular tab instead of closing all the tabs. Here are a few instructions to manage tabs in Chrome.
1. Open Google Chrome È stampa Shift + Esc keys inseme per apre Task Manager – Google Chrome.
2. Now, scroll down and check if you have an unusual Impronta di memoria valore.
3. If so, click on the U prucessu finali button for the respective compitu.
4. Avà, ricaricà the site and check if you face the error again.
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Method 3: Restart Google Chrome Process
If you did not attain a fix by terminating specific Chrome tabs and extensions from the above method, try to force shutdown all the Chrome tasks you do regularly in Task Manager. There may be plenty of applications that run in the background. This will increase the CPU and memory space, thereby affecting the performance of the system. Follow the below-mentioned steps to close the Chrome background tasks.
1. Launch Task Manager chjappà Tasti Ctrl + Shift + Esc simultaneamente.
2. In u Prucessi tab, search and select the Chrome prucessu.
3. Allora, cliccate nant'à u Capua finale button as depicted in the below picture.
4. Avà, rilancià Google Chrome and check if you have fixed the issue.
Method 4: Clean up Temporary Files
When your system has any corrupt temporary files or folders, you may encounter this Chrome out of memory error. You can sort out this error by clearing the temporary files in your system. Then, follow the instructions to implement the same.
1. Premete u Chjave Windows + R simultaneamente per apre Run box di dialogu.
2. Type % temp% è cumbattu Intra chjave à apre AppDataLocalTemp cartulare.
3. Press Tasti Ctrl + A together to select all the unrequired files and right-click on the file and select the cancillari funziunalità.
nota: Some files cannot be deleted coz they are being used, so you can skip these.
4. Finally, redirect to the Riciviu a Bin and permanently delete the files and folders you have deleted now.
Metudu 5: Utilizà a navigazione privata
In some cases, using private surfing mode could resolve this error since some details of the web pages are hidden in it. Below are some advantages of using Incognito mode in Chrome. The Incognito Mode in Chrome & Edge browsers is primarily designed for secure and private browsing.
- Hè made for users who do not want their search history or recent pages saved on their device.
- Due to its privacy policy, this mode does not allow users to record their screens or take screenshots.
- It blocks cookies, hides search history, but provides the freedom to browse the desired website.
Follow the below-mentioned steps to open desired web page in private mode:
1A. Go to Google Chrome è cliccà nantu à u icona à trè punti. Here, select the Nova finestra Incognito opzione cum'è mostra.
1B. Alternatively, you can also press Ctrl + Shift + N keys inseme per lancià u Nova finestra Incognito.
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Method 6: Clear Cache and Cookies in Chrome
Try clearing cache and cookies to fix Chrome ran out of memory error by implementing the following steps.
1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Allora, cliccate nant'à u icona à trè punti > More tools > Cessate data di navigazione ... cum'è illustratu quì sottu.
3. Check the following options.
- Cookies è altre dati di u situ
- Immagini e file cache
4. Avà, sceglie u Tuttu u tempu opzione per Intervallu di tempu.
5. Infine, cliccate nant'à Dati chjaru.
Metudu 7: Disattivà l'accelerazione hardware
Sometimes, web browsers may run in the background, and this will consume the CPU resources. Hence, it is better to disable the hardware acceleration in the browser to fix Chrome out of memory error.
1. Launch Google Chrome è cliccà nantu à u icona à trè punti present at the top right corner.
2. Ora, cliccate nantu à taliata as depicted in the below picture.
3. Avà, espansione u Advanced section in the left pane and click on System, cumu mostratu.
4. Here, switch Off u toggle per Aduprà l'accelerazione hardware truvatu funziunalità.
5. Allora, cliccate nant'à u Relaunch funziunalità.
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Metudu 8: Disattivà l'estensioni (se applicabile)
Follow these steps to disable the extensions which has high memory usage to fix Chrome out of memory error.
1. Launch Chrome è tipu chrome: // allargamenti in URL Bar. Hit Rinsignate pè ottene a lista di tutte l'estensioni installate.
2. Switch Off the toggle for the extension you want to disable.
Method 9: Remove Extensions (If Applicable)
A web app extension in the Chrome browser might also cause this error. You should remove those unwanted apps extension individually to check whether the issue still persists or not. Follow the below-mentioned instructions to delete the extensions from Google Chrome.
1. Launch Chrome è tipu chrome: // allargamenti in URL Bar. Hit Rinsignate pè ottene a lista di tutte l'estensioni installate.
2. Cambia Off l'alternatore per recently installed extension disattivà lu.
3. Repetite the same one by one for each extension, until you find the corrupt extension.
4. Once found, click on the Eliminar button to uninstall the corrupt extension.
nota: We have shown the MetaMask extension as an example.
Refresh your browser and check if the issue is fixed now.
Method 10: Remove Harmful Software from Chrome
The Chrome Cleanup Tool is an antivirus program for your browser.
- It scans your PC for malicious programs that affect the browser.
- Since Google has assured privacy over data scanned by the tool thus, it cannot access them in any way.
Only the harmful programs are detected by the tool, and the tool warns you with an alert. Usually, the tool alerts you for malicious programs after sending the metadata files to Google. If you do not want your files to be sent to Google, you can uncheck the box Detunazione di rapportu per Google scatula.
Here’s how to run Chrome Cleanup Tool to fix Chrome ran out of memory issue:
1. Launch Google Chrome è cliccà nantu icona à trè punti > taliata as shown highlighted.
2. Quì, cliccate nant'à u Advanced setting in the left pane and select Restaura è puliti funziunalità.
3. Avà, selezziunà u Pulizia di l'urdinatore opzione cum'è illustrata quì sottu.
4. Quì, cliccate nant'à u truvà button to enable Chrome to find harmful software in u vostru urdinatore.
5. Aspettate for the process to be completed and smarisce the harmful programs detected by Google Chrome.
6. Reboot u vostru PC è verificate se u prublema hè risolta.
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Metudu 11: Crea un novu Profil d'Usuariu
If there are any damaged files or glitches in data stored by Google Chrome on your PC, then renaming the default folder might help you resolve Chrome out of memory error. This may also occur when you have a damaged user profile. Here are a few instructions to rename your user profile folder.
nota: Renaming the folder will not affect the functionality. The folder will be recreated once you restart the browser.
1. Pulsà è mantene Tasti Windows + E inseme per apre u File Explorer.
2. Avà, incollà i seguenti strada in a barra di indirizzu è cliccà Intra chjave.
% LOCALAPPDATA% GoogleChromeUser Data
3. Truvate u Turchìa folder and right-click on it.
4. Dopu, selezziunate u Rename opzione cum'è mostra.
5. Next, rename the folder to Vechju Default e culpisce u Intra chjave.
6. Infine, restituisce Chrome and check if you have fixed the issue.
Method 12: Increase Memory Limit of Chrome
If you are handling web pages that require high memory, you can increase the memory limit of the browser by modifying the target link as instructed below to fix Chrome ran out of memory problem.
1. Colpite u Windows key, tipu di chrome, è cliccà nantu à u Apertura di locu di l'archive funziunalità.
2. Then, right-click on Google Chrome è cliccà nantu Joint cum'è mostratu.
3. In u Google Chrome Properties window, add -max_old_space_size=4096 in u destinazione field as illustrated below.
4. Infine, cliccate nant'à Apply è dopu OK per salvà i cambiamenti.
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Method 13: Update Chrome
If you have an outdated browser, the improved features of the OS will not be supported. This may also result in Chrome ran out of memory issues. To fix this error, you should update Chrome by following the steps below.
1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Cliccate nantu à u icona à trè punti espansione i paràmetri lu menu.
3. Dopu, selezziunate Help > About Google Chrome cum'è illustratu quì sottu.
4. Permette Google Chrome to search for updates. The screen will display Verificate l'aghjurnamenti message, as shown.
5A. If updates are available, click on the vagabonda buttone.
5B. If Chrome is already updated then, Google Chrome hè aggiornatu u missaghju serà visualizatu.
6. Finally, launch the updated browser and check again.
Method 14: Reset Chrome
Resetting Chrome will restore the browser to its default settings, and there are more possibilities that you can fix the discussed error. Follow the below-mentioned steps to reset Google Chrome and check if the issue is resolved.
1. Open Google Chrome è vai per chrome: // settings / resetten
2. Cliccate nantu à u Ripristinà l'impostazioni per a so impostazione iniziale originale opzione, mostrata evidenziata.
3. Avà, cunfirmà a vostra azzione clicchendu nant'à u Resettate Settings buttone.
Now, launch the website again and check the issue is resolved.
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Metudu 15: Reinstalla Chrome
If none of those mentioned above methods have helped you, you can try reinstalling Google Chrome to fix Chrome ran out of memory issue. Doing this will fix all the relevant issues with the search engine, updates, or other related problems triggering this issue.
nota: Back up all favorites, saved passwords, bookmarks and sync your google account with your Gmail. Uninstalling Google Chrome will delete all the saved files.
1. Colpite u Windows key, tipu app è funziunalità, è cliccate nantu Open.
2. Cerca Chrome in Cerca sta lista campu.
3. Dopu, selezziunate Chrome è cliccà nantu à u Uninstall buttone mostratu evidenziatu.
4. Torna, cliccate nant'à Uninstall pè cunfirmà.
5. Avà, appughjà u Windows key, tipu % localappdata%, è cliccate nantu Open per andà AppData Local cartulare.
6. Grapi lu Google cartulare clicchendu doppiu nantu à ellu.
7. Cliccate cù u dirittu nantu à u Chrome cartulare è sceglie u cancillari opzione cum'è illustrata quì sottu.
8. Una volta, culpisce u Windows key, tipu % appdata%, è cliccate nantu Open per andà AppData Roaming cartulare.
9. Una volta, andate à u Google cartella è cancillari l Chrome cartulare cum'è mostra in passi 6-7.
10. Infine, restituisce u vostru PC.
11. Next, scaricà lu ùltima versione of Google Chrome cum'è mostratu.
12. Run u schedariu di stallazione è seguità i instructions, nant'à u screnu à stallà Chrome.
ricumandatu:
Speremu chì sta guida hè stata utile è pudete riparà Chrome ran out of memory issue in your system. Let us know which method worked for you the best. Also, if you have any queries/suggestions regarding this article, then feel free to drop them in the comments section.