IntelliJ 2016.3.3 (32b) JVM Error Code -6

Question

I was running a script against a very large text file which crashed IntelliJ (i.e. I elected to "Shut Down" intellij when the memory overload pop-up appeared).

Now am getting the below error at startup

"Failed to create JVM: error code -6.
JVM Path: C\Users\[username]\[AppData]\...[IntelliJ Idea 2016.3.3]\jre\jre
If you already have a 32-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in Computer > System Properties > System Settings > Env Variables"

My idea.exe.vmoptions is as follows

-server
-Xms128m
-Xmx512m
-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=240m
-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
-XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=50
-ea
-Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow

and have set JAVA_HOME to both 32 and 64 bit JDKs to test.

Any suggestions?

`-Xmx10240m` is too much for a 32-bit process, see [this document for the solutions](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/articles/207241105). — CrazyCoder, Mar 02 '17 at 21:03
Sorry, my mistake. Have updated the question now (-Xmx is set to 512m) — user7571075, Mar 02 '17 at 21:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 02 '17 at 21:01

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Go to C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\bin\studio.exe.vmoptions open in notpad

-Xmx512m to -Xmx256m

-XX:MaxPermSize=250m to -XX:MaxPermSize=128m

Or change:

-Xmx750m to -Xmx512m

-XX:MaxPermSize=350m to -XX:MaxPermSize=250m

answered Mar 02 '17 at 21:01

Shaig Khaligli

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I tried these in "idea.exe.vmoptions" but no success unfortunately – user7571075 Mar 02 '17 at 21:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '17 at 13:08

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The issue was related to IntelliJ 2016.3.3 compatibility with Java 1.7.

Installing Java 1.8 allowed me to run the 64b version of IntelliJ, which in turn resolved the JVM error as well.

answered Mar 03 '17 at 13:08

user7571075

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IntelliJ 2016.3.3 (32b) JVM Error Code -6

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