MemoryFailPoint always throws an InsufficientMemoryException even when memory is available

Question

I have written the following code to check for sufficient memory,

while (true)
{
    try
    {
        // Check for available memory.
        memFailPoint = new          


        

Answer 1

Consider using the GC.GetTotalMemory method to determine the amount of memory available before and after calling:

memFailPoint = new MemoryFailPoint(250);

InsufficientMemoryException is thrown before starting an operation, by the MemoryFailPoint constructor when you specify a projected memory allocation larger than the amount of currently available memory. Like user7116 commented, that's why you should check first.

The example in this link should give you a solution: MemoryFailPoint Class

You can also check this msdn blog article: Out of memory? Easy ways to increase the memory available to your program