# Virtual Box Memory allocation error

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/virtual-box-memory-allocation-error/15528
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** feature-classifier, memory, virtualbox
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/virtual-box-memory-allocation-error/15528 "2020-06-28T16:29:38Z")
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### Author: ![Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/oddant1/32/17130_2.png) [@Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Oddant1)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/virtual-box-memory-allocation-error/15528/12 "2020-06-30T19:17:52Z")

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My computer also has 16, and I was able to assign 12 no problem. Give it a shot and let me know if it works out. Keep other open windows on your computer to a minimum though.

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