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That is certainly not normal. I generally use linux but
1. A Win7 VM with one image open http://i.imgur.com/FDJrX7W.jpg 83 MB
2. A Win10 VM with a few images open http://i.imgur.com/VtoUQ15.jpg 285 MB
and a little bit for script-fu
Plenty of system resources there but might help if you give the version of Gimp you are using. Do you have lots of resources - fonts - brushes - installed
It could be that enormous cache tile size you have set 5 GB ? Have you tried reducing that? [edit] maybe not that big considering your 12 GB system memory and does not come into effect without an open image, so scrub that one.
That is the hold space-bar (cursor changes to 4-way arrow) move? or is it a windows tool?
I am sure that an experienced Win user will be along but in the meantime have you tried the standby fix
rename your gimp profile C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8 to C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8-bak
Start Gimp up to make a default profile and check memory usage.
That is certainly not normal. I generally use linux but
1. A Win7 VM with one image open http://i.imgur.com/FDJrX7W.jpg 83 MB
2. A Win10 VM with a few images open http://i.imgur.com/VtoUQ15.jpg 285 MB
and a little bit for script-fu
Plenty of system resources there but might help if you give the version of Gimp you are using. Do you have lots of resources - fonts - brushes - installed
It could be that enormous cache tile size you have set 5 GB ? Have you tried reducing that? [edit] maybe not that big considering your 12 GB system memory and does not come into effect without an open image, so scrub that one.
Quote:And somehow I have lost my hand move tool at cursor. Now only got a cross hair which will not let me move screen windows...
That is the hold space-bar (cursor changes to 4-way arrow) move? or is it a windows tool?
I am sure that an experienced Win user will be along but in the meantime have you tried the standby fix
rename your gimp profile C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8 to C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8-bak
Start Gimp up to make a default profile and check memory usage.