Explicitly freeing memory in c#

Question

I\'ve create a c# application which uses up 150mb of memory (private bytes), mainly due to a big dictionary:

Dictionary Txns = new Diction         


        

Answer 1

Do you need the memory back? The memory is available, it's just not being reclaimed. You should not clear the dictionary, hold a weak reference to it and let the runtime do its job.

If you want to see really deep into what's going on, check out the .NET Memory Profiler. That will give you visibility into exactly what's happening with your object, what generation it is, what memory is being used by what and on and on. :)