Seems to work for me:
> x <- matrix(0,10000,10000)
> object.size(x)
800000112 bytes
> gc()
used (Mb) gc trigger (Mb) max used (Mb)
Ncells 174104 4.7 741108 19.8 741108 19.8
Vcells 101761938 776.4 113632405 867.0 102762450 784.1
> rm(x)
> gc()
used (Mb) gc trigger (Mb) max used (Mb)
Ncells 174202 4.7 741108 19.8 741108 19.8
Vcells 1761954 13.5 90905923 693.6 102762450 784.1
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Hyunchul Kim
<hyunchul.kim....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I have a huge object that use almost all of available memory.
>
> R> rm(a_huge_object)
> R> gc()
>
> doesn't free memory and ?gc doesn't show anything.
>
> Are there any suggestion?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Regards,
>
> Hyunchul
>
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