Overallocated Storage error every few days?

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What version are you running? I'm on the latest 5.6.3.1.
I was on 5.6.1.3 when the issue was happening. However, yesterday I upgraded to 5.6.2.10 and so far the issue hasn't repeated (but it's been less than 48 hours).
 

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After more checking, I've discovered that Blue Iris suffered a memory leak during the span of this event.

The logfile errors may just be something that happens during a memory leak.

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[Chart made using Google Charts on a CSV log managed by Blue Iris 'write to file' actions. Red datapoints (‘Status’) show RAM values on Blue Iris restarts.]
 
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Is a memory leak something I should check for too? If so, is there an easy way to do it?
 

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I don't know how to determine RAM usage after the fact.

You can monitor usage in real time using Task Manager > Performance tab > Resource Monitor. But you need to catch the leak "in the act".

You can create your own log pretty easily as follows:

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This logs the following values every 6 minutes (10x per hour): Timestamp, SoftwareUsedRAM, Uptime, RAM_Pct, Tag. A new file is created monthly.

I use a custom web app to visualize the data, but you can use Excel to import, view, and chart the resulting CSV data files.
 
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the motherfucking default for alerts is 20Gb (I think) cuz i didn't mess with it ( i don't think)
why is the living bloody heel is your alerts size downsized to 1GB?
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You can create your own log pretty easily
Thanks...Very cool! I went ahead created the memory log and this is what I got for a 24 hour period. Doesn't look like a memory leak.

Interestingly, I have still not experienced the storage error again since upgrading to 5.6.2.10 this past Sunday. Keeping my fingers crossed!

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Now that you are continuously updating the CSV file, you can look back any time for possible leak events.

Regarding your chart, suggest manually scaling the vertical axis from a minimum = 0 to a maximum = your system memory. This will eliminate the ‘noise’. Leaks will jump out.
 
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