After investigating this particular issue thoroughly, it turns out that several different scenarios have the potential of causing this critical crashes. Here’s a shortlist of potential culprits: Now that you know every potential culprit, here’s a list of methods that other affected users have successfully used to get around the ‘Referenced Memory‘ error in Arma 3:
Method 1: Reinstalling Arma 3 & Remove Remnant Files
First things first, you should start this troubleshooting guide by making sure that you’re not dealing with some kind of file corruption that’s currently affecting the local installation of Arma 3. Several affected users have confirmed that the game crashes have completely stopped after they have reinstalled the game and cleared any remnant files in between installations. This seems to suggest the possibility that the Referenced Memory error might occur due to corrupted data that are affecting the local installation. Update: Previously installed mods are known to cause this problem, so make sure you don’t skip this method if you’ve previously used a modded version of Arma 3. If this scenario looks like it could be applicable and you haven’t tried reinstalling the game yet, follow the instructions below to do a reinstall and remove any remnant files from the initial installation: In case you’re still experiencing the same type of ‘Referenced Memory‘ crashes when attempting to play Arma 3, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Checking the State of your RAM
Since this problem is sometimes related to a RAM component that is beginning to fail our recommendation is to go through the trouble of checking your memory with MemTest86 – The free version of this tool will allow you to run a diagnostic on your memory and determine whether it’s beginning to fail or not. Several affected users that were also encountering the ‘Referenced Memory‘ error in Arma 3 have confirmed that running a diagnostic on their RAM has revealed that the memory was failing. Unfortunately, in this case, the only viable fix is to replace your failing hardware with a healthy equivalent. If you suspect that your RAM stick/s might be responsible for this crash in Arma 3, follow the instructions below to perform a MemTest86 check: If the problem is indeed being caused by a failing RAM component, the only viable fix is to go for a replacement. On the other hand, if the scan has revealed that the problem is not caused by your memory, move down to the next potential fix below.
Method 3: Enlarging the Virtual Memory file (if applicable)
According to some affected users, you might also encounter this type of crash due to the fact that Windows 10 is struggling to deal with heap dumps generated by running Arma 3. In this case, you should be able to fix the problem by taking control over the paging file that’s managed by your system by default and enlarging it to ensure that the heap dumps are properly handled. This fix has been confirmed to be effective by a lot of affected users that were previously dealing with the ‘Referenced Memory‘ error. If this scenario is applicable, follow the instructions below to enlarge the virtual memory file (paging file) from the System Properties utility: In case the same problem is still occurring, move down to the next potential fix below.
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