MATLAB Memory: How to Fix Memory Issues Easily

[Pythagorean]

I've read the (a?) MATLAB file on memory on their webiste. Basically, their advice deals with data generation, which I'm not having a problem with. I generated the data sets quite easily on my 64-bit dual core, while simultaneously posting on physicsforums and playing muds.

But once I got the graphical part, my computer kept getting swamped and memory errors kept popping up (no I'm not trying to run muds or browsers with it). Basicallly, I load and plot nine sets of data (axes) on each figure, then save it as a no compression tiff.

I do this all with the visibility off, so I'm supressing graphical output. I make sure to clear the variables before I load new ones.

I can do this once manually with no problems, but if I don't quit MATLAB and reopen it, the second manual run takes much longer and bogs my computer down (even after MATLAB has crashed and closed). I got the memory errors initially when I tried to automate the whole data set at once.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

@Pythagorean I know that it has been a long time since you posted the thread, but do you remember how you had solved this problem?

 

[Pythagorean]

I don't for this specific case. But I remember two common gotchyas with memory in matlab.
1) don't try to plot too many points at once. Even if it's invisible.
2) make sure you're clearing big variables if you have a loop

Also, I remember Matlab was just a memory hog anyway. I've used nothing but python for the last couple years.