# \[MacOS\] Text reports to PDF results in Out Of Memory

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**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367 "2025-03-31T15:36:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367/1 "2025-03-31T15:36:07Z")

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Gramps v.6.0.0 on MacOS Ventura

Running any text report with output to pdf results in `out of memory`.

I have tried to start Gramps from terminal with --debug, but I don’t get any output

> ~ /Applications/Gramps.app/Contents/MacOS/Gramps --debug detdescendantreport

If I run the report writing to an OpenDocument file, it works fine.

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**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367/2 "2025-03-31T16:22:27Z")

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Running gramps 6.0.0 Sonoma (14.6.1) and it works fine. I dont have a Ventura (13.x) machine.

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**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Michael)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367/3 "2025-04-28T16:00:19Z")

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Hi,

same problem with Gramps 6.0.0 and MacOS 14.7.4.  
I have an “Out of memory” message when I try to generate a pdf report.

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**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367/4 "2025-04-28T16:36:15Z")

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Welcome Michael,

I tested and found that for the Detailed Ancestral Report and Detailed Descendant Report, you need to un-check the setting

`Include --> Show gender symbol in front of name`

This option seems to cause an issue. I will [submit a bug](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Using_the_bug_tracker) with it. [0013806: Detailed Ancestor/Descendant report fail with Out of Memory if show gender selected - Gramps - Bugtracker – Free Genealogy Software](https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=13806)

If you used a different report, let me know which and I will check it further.

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**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/macos-text-reports-to-pdf-results-in-out-of-memory/7367/5 "2025-05-28T16:37:00Z")

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