Files not opening correctly

When I try to open a 3rd or 4th file in Illustrator, all I get is a gray page. I get the rulers, but the artboard and document don't show. It appears to me that I am running out of memory, but why whouldn't virtual memory be kicking in? I have over 50GB of free hard drive space. I'm running a 13" MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz with 4 GB of built in memory. I can upgrade to 6 GB for $170, but wonder if the RAM is the problem. OS 10.6.8. Illustrator CS 5.1. I have it hooked to an Apple 30" cinema display, and run the computer in clamshell mode. Could I be running out of video memory? Any suggestion?

50GB of free hard drive space isn't much at all. How big is the hard drive? You want to always leave at least 20% of the hard drive free. Once a hard drive starts filling up, really strange things start happening.
My guess is its due to scratch space use, your hard drive is being filled and Illustrator can no longer function properly. It's got nothing to do with RAM since Illustrator is a 32bit application and only sees 3GB anyway.

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