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My configuration: Windows XP, SP2

Lolo wrote:

> without file => Working Size = 10 Mo, Virtual Size = 60 Mo

Without any file about 10 MB memory and 5MB swap

> with 50 Mo file => Working Size = 90 Mo, Virtual Size = 203 Mo

with my about 53MB exported registr.reg:
80 MB memory, 80 MB virtual

> with two 50 Mo file => Working Size = 170 Mo, Virtual Size =
> 340 Mo

with 2 same registry exports: 
memory 159 MB, virtual 158 MB - its coresponds to previous values

> after having compare the two big file:
> Working Size = 100 Mo, Virtual Size = 1200 Mo :-O

after compare this 2 files:
92MB memory, 453 MB virtual - please note that compare mean next 2 copies
= 4x 50MB file x 2 bytes, because stored in memory as unicode

> Now if I close all three windows (about 30 seconds to close
> each window), PSPad have the following Memory Usage
> Working Size = 5 Mo, Virtual Size = 1200 Mo :-O

After I close the text compare window and one registry file, I got 5MB
memory and 82 MB virtual.

> I have done a test with WinMerge (which also compare two files)
> and it only takes about 200 Mo in Working Size and 354 Mo in
> Virtual Size

WinMerge works in unicode ?

> I am sure you could optimized PSPad :-D

I am sure you could find problem in your OS settings or some program -
antivirus e.t.c.

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