You would need 2TB (2,000,000,000,000) to store a single copy of your data. You probably need to rescale your problem. Even if you had the memory, the computation would take a very long time.
On 4/18/07, Hong Su An <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All: > > Pleas help me to increase the memory in R. > > I am trying to make euclidean distance matrix. > The number of low in data is 500,000. Therefore, the dimension of euclidean > distance matrix is 500,000*500,000. > > When I run the data in R. R could not make distance matrix because of memory > allocation problem. > > In order increase memory, I read the FAQ and follow the instruction as > below: > > You may also set the amount of available memory manually. Close R, then > right-click on your R program icon (the icon on your desktop or in your > programs directory). Select ``Properties'', and then select the ``Shortcut'' > tab. Look for the ``Target'' field and after the closing quotes around the > location of the R executible, add > > --max-mem-size=500M > > It does not work. > I have tried other computers in also does not work. > > > > When I add the --max-mem-size=3Gb in Target field. There is error like as > below: > > "The name "C:\Documents and Settings\Hong Su An\My > Documents\R\R-2.4.1\bin\Rgui.exe"--max-mem-size=1024M specified in the > Target box is not valid" > > I use R2.4.1. in window xp with sp2 and 4Gb RAM. > > Have a nice day. > > Hong Su An. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.