Microsoft KB Archive/132871

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PRJ4: File Size Increase and Memory Loss on Open

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Q132871

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a, 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, versions 1.1, 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you repeatedly open, close, and save a project, irrelevant data is added to the project file; this data increases the file size of the project. Note also that when you perform these actions you may also lose system memory.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do the following:


 * 1) Save the file to the MPX format and reopen it to reclaim file space.
 * 2) Close Microsoft Project to free lost memory.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

MORE INFORMATION
The rate of file size increase depends both on the version of Microsoft Project and on the platform you are using; however, the increase is independent of the starting file size. Note, however, that the rate of memory loss increases with the file size.

Additional query words: 3.00a leak growing management

Keywords : kbusage

Issue type : kbbug

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