# High memory node usage Taurus Mar-26

**URL:** <https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/high-memory-node-usage-taurus-mar-26/4756>\
**Category:** Incentivized Testnet\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/high-memory-node-usage-taurus-mar-26/4756 "2025-03-27T05:35:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![micar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/micar/32/3037_2.png) [@micar](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/micar)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/high-memory-node-usage-taurus-mar-26/4756/1 "2025-03-27T05:35:51Z")

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Environment  
Window 11 24H2  
I7-13700/64GB/NVME SSD

Issue  
After starting mar-26 node memory consumtion increased to 64GB .  
See screenshots.

.\subspace-node-windows-x86\_64-skylake-taurus-2025-mar-17 run --chain taurus --farmer --name “micar-subspace-operator” --base-path C:\Subspace\nodes\taurus --blocks-pruning archive-canonical --state-pruning archive-canonical --sync full – --domain-id 0 --operator-id 511 --blocks-pruning archive-canonical --state-pruning 28800

> **Before start**
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/d/d2b84ff9519a988d4c94552df9929ef1e9633ead.png)

> **After start**
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/5/572d5fe5edf72ffe7f626693cf91d6ea76735b7f.png)

> **After stop**
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/3/37ad8a9fe6f2091e91496949eecef2fcc31df9e8.png)
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> ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/6/690ffb0417e9944397dc0d8c34465d1b40dfcc3f.png)

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**Author:** ![Jim-Autonomys](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/jim-autonomys/32/2922_2.png) [@Jim-Autonomys](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/Jim-Autonomys)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/high-memory-node-usage-taurus-mar-26/4756/2 "2025-03-28T09:57:21Z")

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This is related to the XDM load being seen during our Crossing the Narrow Sea challenge. Devs are aware and working on optimisations.