# Silva memory error

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/silva-memory-error/12730
**Category:** Silva
**Tags:** silva
**Created:** [December 4, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/silva-memory-error/12730 "2019-12-04T14:02:55Z")
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### Author: ![Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/nicholas_bokulich/32/19937_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/silva-memory-error/12730/8 "2019-12-04T16:13:07Z")

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> [@Yin\_Hui\_Cheok](#):
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> Yup, tried with many `--p-reads-per-batch` ranging from 50 to 20000. All of these get the same outcome.

Sounds like you are left with one of two options:

1. Use a less memory-intensive classifier, like greengenes
2. as @timanix advises:

> [@timanix](#):
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> If @Nicholas_Bokulich suggestions will not work for you, maybe you can borrow a stronger machine just to run analysis that’s require a lot of RAM

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