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Users experience the error message »Game memory error. Restart the game »when they try to start GTA 5 on their computers. The error header is »ERR_MEM_MULTIALLOC_FREE«. The header can also vary from computer to computer. Players will only encounter this error message IF they are using mods and add-ons to enhance or customize their GTA experience. 5.

Game memory error. Restart and restart the game – GTA 5

This error message mainly means that the memory used by GTA 5 for operation is full or has entered an error state. Because of this, can't start. This happens when the mods or add-ons you use are problematic, have a memory leak or conflict with other settings.

What Causes Game Memory Error in GTA 5?

This error message “mostly” occurs if you are using add-ons or mods for your game. However, you may also experience it for other reasons. Let's look at some of the main culprits that make GTA 5 hangs and returns an error message.

• Modifications / inappropriate additions: using third party plugins can be good for your gaming experience, but they have their limitations. One of the main ones is that they can sometimes conflict with the system or cause the game to crash.

• Defective GPU drivers: graphics drivers are the main components that run the game. If they are outdated or damaged, you will not be able to play and you will be prompted for this message instead.

• DirectX: we also found some reports where the DirectX version had some impact on the game. If you have the wrong version, will not be able to start the game.

• Incorrect video card options: if you have more than one video card in your computer (for example, the integrated card + a dedicated), you must ensure that the dedicated.

• System in error state: your computer system (Windows) could be in an error state. A simple reboot could help.

Before you start troubleshooting, make sure you are logged in as your account administrator. What's more, you must have an open and active internet connection. Do not use any kind of firewall or proxy servers.

Solution 1: Power cycle your system

Before going into technical details, it is always advisable to turn the entire system off and on. This will eliminate any configuration errors or error states that any module on your computer is in. Power off and on means completely shutting down your computer and restarting it after all power has been used up. This completely clears your RAM and forces the system to recreate all temporary configuration files.

1. Turn off your computer. Turn it off properly.

2. If you have a laptop, take out the battery. If you have a PC, Take out the main power supply and any external peripherals (excluding mouse and keyboard).

3. Now press and hold the power button for a few 30 seconds. This will force out static charge and excess energy.

4. Now, wait for 3 a 5 minutes before turning everything back on. Try to start the game and see if the problem is solved.

Solution 2: change GameConfig file

If you are using modifications / third-party additions to your game, most likely the game configuration file is not working or is not compatible with your system. This is a very common case and can occur if you download the wrong configuration file. We will navigate to a website and replace our configuration file with the correct version.

1. Open your browser and navigate to GTA5 Mods

2. Now select the search icon present at the top right of the screen and type $ 0027 gameconfig $ 0027 in the dialog and hit Enter to search.

Searching $ 0027gameconfig $ 0027.

1. Now select the version of the gameconfig file as highlighted in the image (Gameconfig for the patch 1.0.877.1 1.0). You can always select another version depending on the version of the game that is installed.

Download the new GameConfig file

1. Now install OPENIV on your computer (if you don't have it yet). Start OPENIV.

Launch of OpenIV – GTA V

1. Now in OPENIV, navigate to the next route using the address bar. Make sure you are in the GTA V directory.

Mods> update> update.rpf> common> data

1. Click on Edit Mode present in the address bar. Make sure to press Yes when prompted.

2. Now copy the gameconfig file from the file we just downloaded to this location. After performing all operations, save changes and exit. Replace GameConfig file using OpenIV – GTA V

3. Now try starting the game and see if the error message is gone.

Solution 3: change GTA command line 5

GTA 5 it also has the command line feature from where you can add the commands you would like to run at the beginning of the game. This is a text file that is present in the root directory of the game. If you have a wrong command line (como -ignoreDifferentVideoCard), the game won't start. We will change the command line and see where this takes us.

1. Navigate to the directory where GTA is installed 5 on your computer. Make sure you are in the root directory of the installation.

2. Now find the text file $ 0027 on the command line. txt $ 0027. If not present, right click on any empty space and select New> text document.

3. Once you have opened the command line, look for the command $ 0027-ignoreDifferentVideoCard $ 0027. If present, remove

Delete the command from the GTA V command line

1. Save the new text file and restart your computer. Now try starting the game again and see if the error message has been resolved.

Solution 4: change DirectX version

After our investigation, we ran into several different cases where users were unable to start their game using DirectX 11. However, they were able to start their game with DirectX 10. This is absurd since DirectX 11 is the successor to DirectX 10 Y 10.1 and it has all the options present in the previous version. These are some of the statistics that we point out:

DirectX 11 (con o sin MSAA): the game crashes on 5-10 minutes

DirectX 10.1 (con MSAA): the game crashes on 5-10 minutes

DirectX 10.1 (sin MSAA): the game doesn't crash at all.

Change DirectX version – GTA V

You can open the GTA menu 5 and navigate to Graphics> DirectX version. From there, you can select DirectX version and change MSAA settings.

Change the version and restart your computer. Now start the game again and check if the error has been resolved.

Solution 5: reinstall the graphics drivers using DDU

If all the above methods don't work, the graphics drivers installed on your computer may be out of date or corrupted. Because of this, the game cannot be started correctly and indicates this error. We will try to reinstall the graphics drivers using the Display Driver Uninstaller (GOD) and we will see if this solves the problem for us.

1. Go to the official NVIDIA website and download the latest drivers for your graphics card. If you have an AMD graphics card, you can download your drivers from their site.

Graphics driver download

1. After downloading the drivers to an accessible location, download the DDU utility.

2. After installing Display Driver Uninstaller (GOD), start your computer in safe mode. You can refer to our article on how to start the computer in safe mode.

3. After starting the DDU, select the first option »Clean and restart«. This will completely uninstall the current drivers from your computer.

Uninstalling current graphics drivers – GOD

1. Now you can try to start the game before installing the drivers again. If it does not work, install the drivers you just downloaded and restart your computer again. Now check if the error has been resolved.

Solution 6: reinstall the game

If everything doesn't work, the game installed on your computer is corrupted. We will try to reinstall it and see if this solves the problem. Make sure your progress is backed up in the cloud or in your GTA account 5 so you can easily resume it when we reinstall everything.

1. Press Windows + I to start the configuration and select the Applications category.

2. Now look for the following two entries:

Rockstar Games Social Club
Grand theft auto v

Uninstall the two inputs one by one.

Uninstall GTA V

1. After uninstalling the programs, restart your computer. Now you can download the full game again, or if you already have a downloaded version, you can install the game from there.

Note: If the error message only appears in one installation, you must exchange the downloaded game for a new one.