# How do I enable Memory insights in Linux ?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-enable-memory-insights-in-linux/1170062>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** settings, unreal-engine, menu, question\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-enable-memory-insights-in-linux/1170062 "2023-05-18T16:24:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-enable-memory-insights-in-linux/1170062/1 "2023-05-18T16:24:03Z")

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As shown in the picture:

 ![Here](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/c/8/4c82f82e4c02209b7d37462966cc05eb57027f18.png)

I tried to manually run it using this:

```auto
./UnrealInsights -trace=memory

```

I tried to manually add ‘-trace=memory’ to parameter in StartUnrealInsights method (rebuilded and relaunched Unreal) and started it from Button Trace on right corner.  
Then I get :

```auto
LogTraceUtilities: Launched Unreal Insights executable: /home/user/Applications/UnrealEngine/Engine/Binaries/Linux/UnrealInsights "../../../../../Projects/Unreal/Project/Saved/Profiling/20230518_172355.utrace" -trace=memory 

```

Both result in same thing… No memory profiling …

Any Idea what prams are used in Linux ? In documentation only .exe is shown. ([Memory Insights in Unreal Engine | Unreal Engine 5.2 Documentation](https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.2/en-US/memory-insights-in-unreal-engine/))

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**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-enable-memory-insights-in-linux/1170062/2 "2023-05-18T16:27:59Z")

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In the UnrealEngine I cannot select memAlloc option either …  
 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/0/6/d06adfbf4a467d0f798a25fa47d68ebad7a5df7f.png)

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**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-enable-memory-insights-in-linux/1170062/3 "2024-10-09T03:31:12Z")

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You should start program with -trace=memory, such as

```auto
UnrealEditor.exe path/to/your.uproject -trace=memory

```