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Windows 7: Memory fills up to 90% and never goes down with Truecrypt - on or off!

07 Jun 2013   #1
itwalks

win7 ultimate x64
 
 
Memory fills up to 90% and never goes down with Truecrypt - on or off!

Hi!

first post!

I have been using truecrypt on my win7 ultimate x64 with 4gb RAM, usually I have 15%-30% memory used when idling or with firefox open.

When I mount a truecrypt volume, the memory hits 90% and everything slows down. Even shutting down truecrypt fully doesn't help.. a full reboot is the only way.

Checking memory usage in task manager shows no application using much memory, just that 90% is being used..

It's a strange problem.. does anyone have any ideas?

thanks!


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18 Oct 2013   #2
ReallyOldTech

Win 7
 
 

Is volume in a "container" (or TrueCrypt file) on an otherwise normal NTFS drive? Is drive an external - USB, whatever? Is the TrueCrypt volume very large - say larger than 1 TB and nearly full?

It is either a too large volume with too many files or due to the external drive driver interacting with TrueCrypt. An internal drive with a 1TB volume and 2/3 full of files causes no problem here. An external USB 3.0 drive with a 2.5 TB volume and 3/4 full gets the same results you are getting, especially when copying or backing up for long periods.
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