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    Cannot allocate memory?

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      RetrolixusMcD
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      Afternoon all,
      i am having a problem with retropie, after loading some games and it being on for 1hr approx when trying to load games after that i get the error message:
      fork() cannot allocate memory
      and it will then go back to the game selection screen. Is this a cache issue? if so is there a way of clearing it automatically on game exit?
      as atm i can't even shut down retropie or go into any settings once it starts doing the memory error.

      i am using the following:
      raspberry pi 3b
      official power supply
      NESPi case
      256gb SanDisk sd card (8.6gb free)
      retropie version 4.4.4

      cheers

      Danny

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