Word not enough memory

There Is Not Enough Memory Or Disk Space to Complete the Operation 

If you are faced with this error — there is not enough memory or disk space to run Word, you can solve the error with the following solutions. EaseUS provides you with the best fixes to this issue.

I Can’t Open Word Because There Is Not Enough Memory Or Disk Space to Run Word

«While trying to open an existing Word .doc file, an error message comes up telling me that there is not enough memory or disk space to run Word. What’s the problem? I checked the laptop memory. It is running on an 8GB memory with a free disk space of more than 389GB. What’s worse, besides the Word application, the other Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint, have the same issues.»

Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016/2017/2019 cannot open usually, and an error message comes up telling that there is not enough memory or disk space to run Word, how do you react to this moment? If you do not know how to free up the memory or disk space for rerunning the Word application, read this article and apply the eight methods here.

Also read: There is not enough space on C drive to extract this package

Fix 1. Free up Memory Disk to Fix Not Enough Space to Run Word

If the real case is just like the error message accurately describes, freeing up some RAM or disk pace will help resolve the issue happily. EaseUS CleanGenius provides all Windows users with easy-to-use disk cleanup and optimization solution, and it was of great use when you received the insufficient disk space for Word running.

Step 1. Download and install EaseUS Partition Master Suite.

Step 2. Click PC Cleaner and install EaseUS CleanGinus. Then, click «Cleanup» and click «Scan» to start cleaning up the system and make your PC as good as new.

Step 3. The software will scanning all over your computer to find idle data files that take a huge amount of disk space, you can select useless large files, system junk files and Windows invalid entries and click «Clean» to start system cleanup process.

Step 4. When the scan is complete, click «Done» to finish cleaning system junk files.

Fix 2. Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration to Run Word

You can try this solution if it is slow to open Word 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016/2017/2019. Here, I take Word 2016 as an example.

Step 1. Open Word, Click «File > Options > Advanced».

Step 2. Look for the «Display» area from the right panel.

Step 3. Uncheck «Disable hardware graphics acceleration». Then, click «OK».

Then, you can try to open Word again to solve your problem.

Fix 3. Delete the Normal Template to Solve Insufficient Memory

You may be stuck in this problem if it is caused by a corrupted Normal.dotm file. Here are the steps to delete a Normal.dotm file and fix the problem.

Step 1. Press Windows + R and type cmd in the run box.

Step 2. Paste the command ren %userprofile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftTemplatesNormal.dotm OldNormal.dotm and press «Enter».

Step 3. Close the command prompt window and check if you can open the Word.

Fix 4. Increasing Virtual Memory in Windows 10

Another way to solve the «there is not enough memory or disk space to complete the operation» issue is by increasing virtual memory. 

Step 1. Go to the Start Menu and click on «Settings» and Type Performance.

Step 2. Choose «Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows > Change settings».

Step 3. In the new window, go to the «Advanced > Settings, under the Virtual memory section, click «Change».

At the bottom of the new window, check what the Recommended value is and how it compares to Currently allocated.

If the current setting is significantly less than the recommended, uncheck the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives box at the top of the same windows and click on Custom size.

Step 4. Enter the Recommended value in the Initial Size box, and a larger figure in the Maximum size box. Then, click «OK» to save the new settings.

Fix 5. Reset Word’s Registry Entries to Run Microsoft Word

Step 1. Press Windows + R keys and type cmd in the run box.

Step 2. Use the folder list, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficexx.0Word, where «xx» will display your version of Word.

Step 3. Right-click the «Data» folder and pick «Export» to save a backup of your current settings. 

Step 4. Right-click the folder again and pick «Delete.» 

Step 5. Open Word to check on the problem. If it still occurs, double-click the backup you exported to recover the settings, then perform the same procedure with the «Options» folder.

Fix 6. Extend C Drive Space to Solve Not Enough Memory to Open Word

When you receive the error — «not enough space (or free memory)to complete this operation», you can fix it by extending C drive space. EaseUS Partition Master provides basic and advanced disk & partition management and can increase C drive space with ease. Download this software and extend C drive space now.

Step 1. Click «Adjust with 1-Click» to extend C drive.

When your C drive is out of space, hover your mouse over the C drive, you will see the Low Disk Space alert on EaseUS Partition Master. Click «Adjust with 1-Click» to extend it.

Step 2. Click «OK» to extend C drive automatically.

By clicking «OK», EaseUS Partition Master will automatically allocate space to your C drive to solve the low space issue.

Extra Option: You can also click «Manual Adjustment» to extend the C drive manually.

When turning to Manual Adjustment, select the C drive, and drag dots rightward to add more space to C drive. Click «OK» to confirm.

Step 3. Confirm to resolve low disk space in C drive

Click the «Execute Task» button at the top corner and start all pending operations by clicking «Apply».

Fix 7. Turn off the Automatic Spelling Checking and Grammar Check 

You can turn spell check off, then check spelling manually when you’re done writing. Here’s how.

For Word 2019/2017/2016/2013/2010/2007

Step 1. Click the «File» Button, and then click «Options».

Step 2. Click «Proofing».

Step 3. Click to clear the Check spelling as you type check box.

Step 4. Click to clear the Mark grammar errors as you type check box.

Word 2003, Word 2002, and Word 2000

Step 1. On the Tools menu, click «Options», and then click the «Spelling & Grammar» tab.

Step 2. Click to clear the Check spelling as you type check box.

Step 3. Click to clear the Check grammar as you type check box.

To turn spell check back on, repeat the process, and select the Check spelling as you type box.

Fix 8. Run Fix-It Tool to Open Microsoft Word

The Fix-It tool is an inbuilt Microsoft Office tool that can repair many common Word problems. Just visit the Microsoft support page and download the tool. If clearing the disk space doesn’t help eliminate the not enough memory space on Word, try the software’s way. 

Conclusion

That’s all about how to fix there is not enough memory to complete this operation word. If you still have questions, never hesitate to let us know. By the way, EaseUS partition software can also help you with hard drive partition. You can easily shrink, create, delete, and extend a partition with it.

Если при попытке сохранить документ MS Word вы столкнулись с ошибкой следующего содержания — “Недостаточно памяти или места на диске для завершения операции”, — не спешите паниковать, решение есть. Однако, прежде, чем приступить к устранению данной ошибки, уместно будет рассмотреть причину, а точнее, причины ее возникновения.

Урок: Как сохранить документ, если завис Ворд

Примечание: В разных Версиях MS Word, а также в разных ситуациях содержание сообщения об ошибке может немного отличаться. В данной статье мы рассмотрим только ту проблему, которая сводится к нехватке оперативной памяти и/или места на жестком диске. Сообщение об ошибке будет содержать именно эту информацию.

Урок: Как устранить ошибку при попытке открытия файла Ворд

В каких версиях программы возникает эта ошибка

Ошибка типа “Недостаточно памяти или места на диске” может возникнуть в программах пакета Microsoft Office 2003 и 2007. Если на вашем компьютере установлена устаревшая версия программного обеспечения, рекомендуем его обновить.

Урок: Установка последних обновлений Ворд

Почему эта ошибка возникает

Проблема нехватки памяти или места на диске характерна не только для MS Word, но и другого ПО от Microsoft, доступного для Windows ПК. В большинстве случаев возникает она по причине увеличения файла подкачки. Именно это и приводит к чрезмерной загруженности оперативной памяти и/или потере большей части, а то и всего дискового пространства.

Еще одна распространенная причина — определенное антивирусное ПО.

Также, такое сообщение об ошибке может иметь буквальный, самый очевидный смысл — на жестком диске действительно нет места для сохранения файла.

Решение ошибки

Чтобы устранить ошибку “Недостаточно памяти или места на диске для завершения операции” необходимо освободить место на жестком диске, его системном разделе. Для этого можно воспользоваться специализированным ПО от сторонних разработчиков или же стандартной утилитой, интегрированной в Windows

1. Откройте “Мой компьютер” и вызовите контекстное меню на системном диске. У большинства пользователей этой диск (C:), по нему и нужно кликнуть правой кнопкой мышки.

2. Выберите пункт “Свойства”.

3. Нажмите на кнопку “Очистка диска”.

4. Дождитесь завершения процесса “Оценка”, во время которого система просканирует диск, пытаясь найти файлы и данные, которые можно удалить.

5. В окне, которое появится после сканирования, установите галочки напротив пунктов, которые можно удалить. Если вы сомневаетесь в том, нужны ли вам те или иные данные, оставьте все как есть. Обязательно установите галочку напротив пункта “Корзина”, если в ней содержатся файлы.

6. Нажмите “ОК”, а затем подтвердите свои намерения, нажав “Удалить файлы” в появившемся диалоговом окне.

7. Дождитесь завершения процесса удаления, после которого окно “Очистка диска” закроется автоматически.

После выполнения вышеописанных манипуляций на диске появится свободное место. Это устранит ошибку и позволит сохранить документ Ворд. Для большей эффективности вы можете воспользоваться сторонней программой для очистки диска, например, CCleaner.

Урок: Как пользоваться CCleaner

Если вышеописанные действия вам не помогли, попробуйте временно отключить антивирусное ПО, установленное у вас на компьютере, сохранить файл, а затем снова включить защиту антивируса.

Временное решение

В случае крайней необходимости вы всегда можете сохранить файл, который не удается сохранить по вышеописанным причинам, на внешний жесткий диск, флешку или сетевой диск.

Чтобы не предотвратить потерю данных, содержащихся в документе MS Word, настройте функцию автосохранения файла, с которым вы работаете. Для этого воспользуйтесь нашей инструкцией.

Урок: Функция автосохранения в Ворде

Вот, собственно, и все, теперь вы знаете, как устранить ошибку программы Word: “Недостаточно памяти, чтобы закончить операцию”, а также знаете о причинах, по которым она возникает. Для стабильной работы всего программного обеспечения на компьютере, а не только продуктов Microsoft Office, старайтесь держать достаточно свободного места на системном диске, время от времени производя его очистку.

Error: There Is Not Enough Memory Or Disk Space To Run Word

“Last Friday, when I am trying to open my existing Word file on my computer, an error message pops up and states that there is not enough memory or disk space to run word. What is happening here? Everything was normal before I closed my computer last Thursday night and I had checked my laptop memory, and there are still having free spaces in my disk. Not just that, my other Office suite programs, which include PowerPoint and Excel, have the same problem. Please help me!”

Everyone knows that Microsoft Office is one of the most used tools for managing words, organizing, and collecting data, including preparing presentations. If you are a working professional or a college student, your interaction with Office must be a daily affair.

But there is not enough memory or disk space to run word error blocks us from using all of the Microsoft Office programs on the computer such as Word or Excel. Then, what exactly the error is?

Possible Causes of Insufficient Memory or Disk Space

So before we get into the solutions, let’s see the reasons behind this issue on Windows! The lists below will show you some of the reasons that can cause there is not enough memory or disk space to run word error to take place:

1. Corrupted font cache
2. Font folder permissions are not enough
3. Broken office installation
4. Corrupted Normal.dotm file
5. Problematic Add-ins

The error message usually occurs when there is insufficient memory space in the disk, but actually, besides disk space being full, there are still other possible reasons for the error. Moreover, please carry on with the below best solutions to overcome the issue.

Best Fixes For There Is Not Enough Memory Or Disk Space To Run Word Error

Solution 1: Reset Word’s Registry Entries

Step 1: Open the Run box by pressing Wins + R keys at the same time.

Step 2: Type the command Registry to launch the Registry Editor.

Step 3: Use the folder list to go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficexx.0Word, where xx is your Word version.

Step 4: Right-click on the Data folder and choose the Export option to save your present settings’ backup.

Step 5: Right-click on the folder again and choose Delete.

Step 6: Open Microsoft Word to see if the issue has been resolved. In case the issue still exists, double-click on the Backup and Recover settings, followed by performing the same solution on the Options folder.

Solution 2: Increasing Virtual Memory on Windows 10

Step 1: Go to Start and click on the Settings option to type Performance.

Step 2: Select the Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows option.

Step 3: Click on Advanced and then Change… settings below the Virtual memory section.

After performing the steps above, check for the Recommended value and its comparison with the Currently allocated value from the bottom of the new window. In case the value is noticeably less than the Recommended value, then disable the Automatically manage paging file size for all the drives box located at the top of the same window, followed by clicking on Custom size.

Step 4: At last, input the Recommended value for the Initial Size box and a larger value in the Maximum size box.

Step 5: Press OK to confirm and save changes.

Solution 3: Obtain Permissions

Step 1: Launch Run dialog window.

Step 2: Type in Powershell and tap the Ctrl + Shift + Enter button together.

Step 3: Key in Get-acl C:Windowsfontsarial.ttf | Set-Acl -path c:windowsfonts*.* and tap Enter.

Step 4: Key in Get-acl C:Windowsfontsarial.ttf | Set-Acl -path c:windowsfonts and tap Enter again.

Step 5: Wait patiently until the commands finish.

Solution 4: Reassemble the Font Cache

Step 1: Press Win + R to open the Run dialogue box.

Step 2: Key notepad and tap Enter.

Step 3: Copy and Paste the content below to the notepad:

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Message Saying There Is Not Enough Memory or Disk Space

Three of the most frequently used Microsoft programs are definitely: Microsoft Word (used to deal with word information), Microsoft Excel (used to organize and collect data in tabular form), and Microsoft PowerPoint (a useful tool for making a presentation). When you are trying to open the programs or perform an action in them, you may probably end up in failure; a prompt window will show up to prevent you from continuing what you are doing: There is not enough memory or disk space.

So what does the insufficient memory or disk space error mean? What causes this error to occur? How to fix there is insufficient memory Word or Excel? In the following content, I will answer these questions one by one.

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Causes for Insufficient Memory or Disk Space

Many people reported they see the insufficient memory or disk space when opening Word 2016 Word. Till now, the not enough disk space problem is confirmed to show up on Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016.

Our team made a study on the cause of this problem after investigating various users’ reports and find some common factors to trigger the problem in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

One: the Normal.dotm file is corrupted.

In general, the default font styles will be loaded automatically while you’re opening Word. However, if the Normal.dotm file is damaged somehow, this process can’t be completed; then, the insufficient memory error will get thrown.

The easy way to fix the problem under such circumstances is forcing Windows to create a new .dotm file.

How to fix corrupted files?

Two: the font cache is corrupted.

As mentioned in the previous cause, the font styles are loaded by default when opening Microsoft Office utilities. In fact, they are stored as cache in a font folder on Windows. Sometimes, the font folder may get damaged; then, you’ll receive the not enough memory/disk space error because the fonts used by the file you’re trying to open are included in that corrupted folder.

The easy way to eliminate the error is creating a .bat file that is capable of refreshing your font cache.

Three: the permissions on the font folder are not enough.

Similarly, if users don’t have the necessary permissions to access the corresponding font folder, they won’t be able to open the file.

In this case, you must gain enough permission before opening it by:

• Creating a new policy through Registry Editor
• Making use of a series of Powershell commands

You Need Permission To Perform This Action: Solved.

Four: the Office installation is broken.

The error message will appear on your PC screen whether the install of Microsoft Office is incomplete or crippled (this may result from an AV scan).

If this is the root reason for causing the error, you should solve it by invoking Programs and Features to repair the Office installation.

Five: an Add-in has problem.

If any errors occurred on an Add-in, the Microsoft Word insufficient memory will be caused. Till now, several Word Add-ins are found to be responsible for the problem.

If this is the situation, you need to work things out by identifying the problematic Add-in and remove it from your list.

Excel Insufficient Disk Space

The error occurs frequently when users try to copy a large volume of data in the Excel sheets or add formulas to a very large worksheet area.

What’s the root reason for causing this? It’s actually the limitations built in Microsoft Excel.

• The memory of each Excel’s instance can’t be more than 2 GB (gigabyte).
• The source cells number should be less than 32,760 when you’re using a smart fill option.
• The maximum number of line feeds per cell is 253.
• The total number of rows and columns on a worksheet can’t be more than 1,048,576 and 16,384.
• A cell can’t contain characters more than 32,767. While the characters in a header or footer should be less than 255.

You may run into the following messages that indicate this error in Excel:

• Not enough system resources to display completely.
• There is not enough disk space. Free enough disk space, and then try again.
• Not enough memory to run Microsoft Excel. Please close other applications and try again.
• Excel cannot complete this task with available resources. Choose less data or close other applications.
• There isn’t enough memory to complete this action. Try using less data or closing other applications. To increase memory availability, consider using a 64-bit version of Microsoft Excel or adding memory to your device.
• Microsoft Excel cannot open or save any more documents because there is not enough available memory or disk space. To make more memory available, close workbooks or programs you no longer need. To free disk space, delete files you no longer need from the disk you are saving to.

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Fix There Is Not Enough Memory or Disk Space Error

First, please make sure your computer has enough memory or free disk space left. If not, you should delete unnecessary files and folders from the hard disk.

How to free up disk space:

• Delete data directly (retrieve deleted files on PC).
• Use Diskpart (recover data lost by DiskPart Clean).
• Use Command Prompt (recover files using CMD).
• Turn to Disk Cleanup (Disk Cleanup empty your Downloads folder).
• …

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Step one: download the setup program of MiniTool Power Data Recovery; don’t save it to your drive containing lost files you plan to recover.

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Step two: run the setup program to finish software installation and launch it at the end of the process.

Step three: keep Logical Drives selected if the drive contains lost files still exist. Otherwise, you should shift to the Devices tab.

Step four: determine which partition contains the missing files; then, double click on it to start a full scan.

Step five: more and more files will be found while the scan is processing. Please browse the found items carefully and select the data you really want. (You should wait till the end of the scan to see the best recovery result.)

Step six: click on the Save button located in the bottom right corner. Then, choose a storage path for the files you have selected in the previous step and click on the OK button to confirm.

Now, you should wait for the recovery process to complete automatically.

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In the following content, I will provide other useful ways to fix the error in both Word and Excel when it is caused by other problems.

Fix 1: rename Normal.dotm file.

The action of renaming the Normal.dotm file will force Microsoft Word to create a new file when you launch the program the next time; thus, the problem could be solved if it’s caused by a corrupted Normal.dotm file.

1. Open Windows Explorer. (How to fix when Windows Explorer has a problem?)
2. Open Local Disk (C:).
3. Find and open the Users folder.
4. Look for the folder with your username. Then, open it.
5. Navigate to the AppData folder (which is not visible by default).
6. Open Roaming, Microsoft, and Templates in older.
7. Click View from the menu bar.
8. Check File name extensions in the Show/hide area.
9. Right click on the dotm file.
10. Choose Rename.
11. Add .old after Normal.dotm and press Enter.
12. Choose Yes to confirm the change.

If you can’t see the AppData folder, please read the How to fix when you can’t find the AppData folder part in this post carefully.

Fix 2: rebuild the font cache.

1. Open up a Run dialog box by pressing Start +R or through other ways.
2. Type notepad and hit Enter.
3. Copy & paste the content listed below.
4. Click on the X button and choose Save in the pop-up window.
5. Give it a name with the extension of .bat.
6. Click Save.
7. Right click on the .bat file and choose Run as administrator.
8. Wait for the process to complete.

Fix 3: gain necessary permissions.

1. Open Run dialog.
2. Type powershell and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
3. Type Get-acl C:Windowsfontsarial.ttf | Set-Acl -path c:windowsfonts*.* and hit Enter.
4. Type Get-acl C:Windowsfontsarial.ttf | Set-Acl -path c:windowsfonts and hit Enter.
5. Wait for the commands to finish.

Fix 4: repair the Microsoft Office installation.

1. Open up a Run dialog box by pressing Start +R or through other ways.
2. Typecpl and click OK.
3. Look for Microsoft Office from the list in Programs and Features window.
4. Right click on Microsoft Office and choose Change.
5. Choose Yes if there’s a User Account Control window appears.
6. Check Quick Repair under How would you like to repair your Office programs.
7. Click on the Repair button at the bottom and click Repair again in the confirmation window.
8. Wait for the process to complete.

Fix 5: remove the Add-ins.

1. Open the problematic program.
2. Go to File > Options.
3. Select Add-ins from the left-hand side of Word Options.
4. Select Word Add-ins after Manage from the right panel and click Go.
5. Uncheck all the options related to Add-in and click OK.
6. Repeat step 2.
7. Select COM Add-ins from the dropdown list of Manage and click Go.
8. Repeat step 5.
9. Close the program and open the Word file which triggered the previously.
10. If the error doesn’t appear, please check the options you unchecked in step 5 and step 8.

Once you can confirm which Add-in causes the error, you should select it in the Add-in menu and click Remove.

Other fixes:

• Turn off the Automatic Spelling Checking and Grammar Check.
• Reset the Registry Entries of Word.
• Run Microsoft Fix-It or Troubleshooting.
• Create SaveZoneInformation policy in Registry Editor.

How to recover a Word document easily?

Fix 1: select cells gradually.

• Please do the same for the following section of cells when you choose only part of the entire range you need to be filled.
• To make sure you won’t reach the limit, please select the last row of the previously filled section when you move on to the latter segments (the second, third, etc.).
• Just repeat this process to reach the end of the selection needed.

Fix 2.

Step 1: update drivers.

1. Open Microsoft Excel.
2. Select File, Account, and Office Update one after another.
3. Click Update Now.
4. Wait for it to complete.

Step 2: disable hardware graphics acceleration.

1. Click File, Options, and Advanced.
2. Look for Display area from the right panel.
3. Uncheck Disable hardware graphics acceleration.
4. Click OK.

Fix 3: divide an Excel file into different workbooks.

It’s a good choice to separate your big Excel files into a few workbooks and then open them in different instances of Excel. This reduces the possibility of getting the error caused by reaching the 2GB limitation for a single workbook.

Fix 4: set to manage paging file size automatically.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Select System and Security.
3. Click System.
4. Select Advanced system settings from the left sidebar.
5. Keep Advanced tab selected. Click Settings under the Performance area.
6. Shift to Advanced tab.
7. Click Change… under the Virtual memory area.
8. Check Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
9. Click on the OK button in all Windows to confirm changes.

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Conclusion

Undoubtedly, There is not enough memory or disk space is a common error on Windows. You may probably run into it when opening Word/Excel or other Office programs. The error will also occur suddenly when you’re performing actions in the programs.

In the previous parts, I have covered the possible reasons for leading to the error. Then, I have provided several solutions for fixing it yourself. Please read the above content carefully to solve your problem.

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