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Why is iTunes memory usage so high?

As the title states iTunes is using a riduclous amount of memory of my computer 150MB and continually rising until it freezes and then crashes. This is such a useless program and such a memory hog. Any ideas on how to reduce the stupid amount of RAM this program uses?

Windows 7

Posted on Dec 22, 2011 7:07 AM

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Dec 31, 2011 9:37 AM in response to yan123

Close your iTunes,

Go to command Prompt -


(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".


(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt


In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in


netsh winsock reset


Hit "ENTER" key

Restart your computer.

Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.

Why is iTunes memory usage so high?

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