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Increasing the Memory Allocated to Oxygen XML Web Author

If the default amount of memory is not enough for your usage pattern, you can increase the amount of memory allocated to Oxygen XML Web Author. To do so, follow the procedure below for the type of installer you used:

Windows Installer

To increase the amount of memory allocated to Oxygen XML Web Author for a Windows installation, follow these steps:
  1. Go to the installation directory of Oxygen XML Web Author.
  2. Launch Manage Web Author.
  3. Go to the Java tab.
  4. In the Maximum memory pool option, enter the desired amount of memory to allocate to Oxygen XML Web Author.
  5. Restart the application.

Linux Installer or All Platforms Kit

To increase the amount of memory allocated to Oxygen XML Web Author for a Linux or All Platforms installation, follow these steps:
  1. Go to the installation directory of Oxygen XML Web Author.
  2. Edit the oXygenXmlWebAuthor.vmoptions file.
  3. Change the -Xmx1536m property to the desired amount of memory to allocate to Oxygen XML Web Author (for example, 4 GB is represented as -Xmx4g, while 1.5 GB = 1536 MB and is represented as -Xmx1536).
  4. Restart the application.