Issue:
nTop has crashed.
Cause:
The only known cause of nTop crashing and unexpectedly closing out is when the computer's memory (RAM) runs out of space.
When the mesh or simulation data size approaches the computer's total RAM, nTop may crash. The Windows Task Manager allows you to observe the current memory used by nTop.
Solution:
Crashes can be prevented by:
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- Increasing the Pagefile (by using the computer's disk as virtual memory) To increase the Pagefile, we recommend following this article.
Note: This article wasn't written by nTop, and this link will take you to a different website.
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- On the Pagefile window, if you check "Custom Size," change the minimum to 100000 and the maximum to 400000. It may give you a warning, but it should be fine. These are the settings that the Simulation Team here at nTop uses (and were used with 32GB RAM).
- Online, it is recommended to use 1.5x(RAM) as the minimum and 4x(RAM) as the maximum, but the team has seen good results with the above values.
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Note: Increasing the Pagefile will increase the size of your temp files. If you run out of space, you may need to lower your Pagefile size.
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- Increasing the RAM Size.
- Reducing the mesh element count, We highly recommend checking this video (What are surface meshing best practices?)
- Remove memory-intensive blocks from your notebook, such as Topology Optimization and Simulation blocks.
- Make sure other memory-intensive programs aren't running at the same time.
When contacting Support, we need you to share the Crash Dump and Logs along with the nTop file which is causing the crash
Locating crash dump
The system generates a crash log when nTop or nTop Automate exits unexpectedly.
Find the crash dump file here (copy and paste the location into File Explorer):
%localappdata%\CrashDumps
The crash dump is in the format: ntop.exe.N.dmp. Where N is a system-generated value.
Click the 'View; tab on the Ribbon and choose 'Details' layout or Right Click and select 'View' > 'Details'
Identify the crash dump file closest to when it crashed and submit it to support.
If you are looking up the location manually and can't see Hidden Folders:
- Go to Windows Explorer.
- Open the C: drive.
- Click the ^ in the upper right-hand corner to expand the options
- Select the View tab.
- Check 'Show hidden items'
- Go to: This PC > Local Disc > Users > YOURNAME > AppData > Local > CrashDumps
Locating logs
The system generates a log for every instance nTop is run.
Find the logs here (copy and paste the location into File Explorer):
%TEMP%\nTopology\Log
Zip the entire folder and submit it along with the crash dump
Submitting a crash dump and logs
Sending one or more crash dumps or logs to technical support helps our developers diagnose and solve the problem. To submit, click 'Contact Support' at the upper right corner of this support site, and attach the file(s). Please also include a description of what you observed, and if possible, the nTop file used during the crash.