diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index 92fce348..d80720b0 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -209,22 +209,22 @@ const char Transfer[] = "Transfer";
 
 // older version missing field defaults
 // see end of alloc_storage()
-static TRANSFER auth_2 = { "preauth", FALSE_STR, auth_2.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER auth_2 = { "preauth", FALSE_STR, auth_2.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM auth_preauth = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&auth_2) };
-static TRANSFER poolstats_1 = { "elapsed", "0", poolstats_1.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER poolstats_1 = { "elapsed", "0", poolstats_1.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM poolstats_elapsed = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&poolstats_1) };
-static TRANSFER userstats_1 = { "elapsed", "0", userstats_1.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER userstats_1 = { "elapsed", "0", userstats_1.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM userstats_elapsed = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&userstats_1) };
 // see end of alloc_storage()
 INTRANSIENT *userstats_workername = NULL;
-static TRANSFER userstats_3 = { "idle", FALSE_STR, userstats_3.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER userstats_3 = { "idle", FALSE_STR, userstats_3.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM userstats_idle = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&userstats_3) };
-static TRANSFER userstats_4 = { "eos", TRUE_STR, userstats_4.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER userstats_4 = { "eos", TRUE_STR, userstats_4.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM userstats_eos = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&userstats_4) };
 
-static TRANSFER shares_1 = { "secondaryuserid", TRUE_STR, shares_1.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER shares_1 = { "secondaryuserid", TRUE_STR, shares_1.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM shares_secondaryuserid = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&shares_1) };
-static TRANSFER shareerrors_1 = { "secondaryuserid", TRUE_STR, shareerrors_1.svalue, NULL };
+static TRANSFER shareerrors_1 = { "secondaryuserid", TRUE_STR, shareerrors_1.svalue, 0, NULL };
 K_ITEM shareerrors_secondaryuserid = { Transfer, NULL, NULL, (void *)(&shareerrors_1) };
 // Time limit that this problem occurred
 // 24-Aug-2014 05:20+00 (1st one shortly after this)
@@ -4007,11 +4007,14 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 	char *cmdptr, *idptr, *next, *eq, *end, *was;
 	char *data = NULL, *st = NULL, *st2 = NULL, *ip = NULL;
 	bool noid = false, intrans;
+	uint64_t ram2 = 0;
 	size_t siz;
 	int i;
 
+	siz = strlen(buf)+1;
 	K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
 	*ml_item = k_unlink_head_zero(msgline_free);
+	msgline_free->ram += siz;
 	K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 	DATA_MSGLINE(msgline, *ml_item);
 	msgline->which_cmds = CMD_UNSET;
@@ -4021,6 +4024,7 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 	DATE_ZERO(&(msgline->broken));
 	DATE_ZERO(&(msgline->processed));
 	msgline->msg = strdup(buf);
+	msgline->msgsiz = siz;
 	msgline->seqentryflags = seqentryflags;
 
 	cmdptr = strdup(buf);
@@ -4133,7 +4137,7 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 			// LOGERR of buf could be truncated
 			*(end++) = '\0';
 			K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
-			t_item = k_unlink_head(transfer_free);
+			t_item = k_unlink_head_zero(transfer_free);
 			K_WUNLOCK(transfer_free);
 			DATA_TRANSFER(transfer, t_item);
 			STRNCPY(transfer->name, next);
@@ -4246,6 +4250,8 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 			if (!intrans) {
 				transfer->intransient = NULL;
 				if (siz >= sizeof(transfer->svalue)) {
+					transfer->msiz = siz+1;
+					ram2 += siz+1;
 					transfer->mvalue = malloc(siz+1);
 					STRNCPYSIZ(transfer->mvalue, next,
 						   siz+1);
@@ -4291,7 +4297,7 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 				*(eq++) = '\0';
 
 			K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
-			t_item = k_unlink_head(transfer_free);
+			t_item = k_unlink_head_zero(transfer_free);
 			K_WUNLOCK(transfer_free);
 			DATA_TRANSFER(transfer, t_item);
 			STRNCPY(transfer->name, data);
@@ -4311,6 +4317,8 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 			if (!intrans) {
 				transfer->intransient = NULL;
 				if (siz > sizeof(transfer->svalue)) {
+					ram2 += siz;
+					transfer->msiz = siz;
 					transfer->mvalue = malloc(siz);
 					STRNCPYSIZ(transfer->mvalue, eq, siz);
 				} else {
@@ -4321,8 +4329,9 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 
 			// Discard duplicates
 			if (find_in_ktree_nolock(msgline->trf_root, t_item, ctx)) {
-				if (transfer->mvalue != transfer->svalue)
-					FREENULL(transfer->mvalue);
+				if (transfer->msiz)
+					ram2 -= transfer->msiz;
+				free_transfer_data(transfer);
 				K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
 				k_add_head(transfer_free, t_item);
 				K_WUNLOCK(transfer_free);
@@ -4332,9 +4341,17 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 				add_to_ktree_nolock(msgline->trf_root, t_item);
 				k_add_head_nolock(msgline->trf_store, t_item);
 			}
+			t_item = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ram2) {
+		K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
+		transfer_free->ram += ram2;
+		K_WUNLOCK(transfer_free);
+		ram2 = 0;
+	}
+
 	seqall = find_transfer(msgline->trf_root, SEQALL);
 	if (ckdb_cmds[msgline->which_cmds].createdate) {
 		cd_item = require_name(msgline->trf_root, CDTRF, 10, NULL,
@@ -4394,9 +4411,17 @@ static enum cmd_values breakdown(K_ITEM **ml_item, char *buf, tv_t *now,
 
 	return ckdb_cmds[msgline->which_cmds].cmd_val;
 nogood:
-	if (t_item) {
+	if (t_item || ram2) {
 		K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
-		k_add_head(transfer_free, t_item);
+		if (t_item) {
+			DATA_TRANSFER(transfer, t_item);
+			if (transfer->msiz)
+				ram2 -= transfer->msiz;
+			free_transfer_data(transfer);
+			k_add_head(transfer_free, t_item);
+		}
+		if (ram2)
+			transfer_free->ram += ram2;
 		K_WUNLOCK(transfer_free);
 	}
 	free(cmdptr);
@@ -6012,6 +6037,7 @@ static void process_sockd(PGconn *conn, K_ITEM *wq_item, enum reply_type reply_t
 
 	free_msgline_data(ml_item, true, true);
 	K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
+	msgline_free->ram -= msgline->msgsiz;
 	k_add_head(msgline_free, ml_item);
 	K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 
@@ -6585,8 +6611,11 @@ static void *process_socket(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 						WORKQUEUE *wq;
 						DATA_WORKQUEUE(wq, wq2_item);
 						K_ITEM *ml_item = wq->msgline_item;
+						MSGLINE *ml;
+						DATA_MSGLINE(ml, ml_item);
 						free_msgline_data(ml_item, true, false);
 						K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
+						msgline_free->ram -= ml->msgsiz;
 						k_add_head(msgline_free, ml_item);
 						K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 						K_WLOCK(workqueue_free);
@@ -6625,8 +6654,11 @@ skippy:
 			dec_sockd = false;
 
 		if (bq->ml_item) {
+			MSGLINE *ml;
+			DATA_MSGLINE(ml, bq->ml_item);
 			free_msgline_data(bq->ml_item, true, true);
 			K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
+			msgline_free->ram -= ml->msgsiz;
 			k_add_head(msgline_free, bq->ml_item);
 			K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 			bq->ml_item = NULL;
@@ -6974,8 +7006,10 @@ static void process_reload_item(PGconn *conn, K_ITEM *bq_item)
 	}
 
 	if (bq->ml_item) {
+		DATA_MSGLINE(msgline, bq->ml_item);
 		free_msgline_data(bq->ml_item, true, true);
 		K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
+		msgline_free->ram -= msgline->msgsiz;
 		k_add_head(msgline_free, bq->ml_item);
 		K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 		bq->ml_item = NULL;
@@ -7609,6 +7643,7 @@ static void process_queued(PGconn *conn, K_ITEM *wq_item)
 
 	free_msgline_data(ml_item, true, true);
 	K_WLOCK(msgline_free);
+	msgline_free->ram -= msgline->msgsiz;
 	k_add_head(msgline_free, ml_item);
 	K_WUNLOCK(msgline_free);
 
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index ab0caefa..884ccf81 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.7"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-2.506"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-2.507"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ typedef struct msgline {
 	char id[ID_SIZ+1];
 	char cmd[CMD_SIZ+1];
 	char *msg;
+	size_t msgsiz;
 	bool hasseq;
 	char *seqcmdnam;
 	uint64_t n_seqall;
@@ -1549,6 +1550,7 @@ typedef struct transfer {
 	char name[NAME_SIZE+1];
 	char svalue[VALUE_SIZE+1];
 	char *mvalue;
+	size_t msiz;
 	INTRANSIENT *intransient;
 } TRANSFER;
 
@@ -3215,6 +3217,7 @@ extern void sequence_report(bool lock);
 // Data free functions (first)
 #define FREE_ITEM(item) do { } while(0)
 // TODO: make a macro for all other to use above macro
+extern void free_transfer_data(TRANSFER *transfer);
 extern void free_msgline_data(K_ITEM *item, bool t_lock, bool t_cull);
 extern void free_users_data(K_ITEM *item);
 extern void free_workinfo_data(K_ITEM *item);
diff --git a/src/ckdb_data.c b/src/ckdb_data.c
index aaded271..d4bc4461 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_data.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_data.c
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@
 
 // Data free functions (added here as needed)
 
+void free_transfer_data(TRANSFER *transfer)
+{
+	if (transfer->msiz)
+		FREENULL(transfer->mvalue);
+}
+
 void free_msgline_data(K_ITEM *item, bool t_lock, bool t_cull)
 {
 	K_ITEM *t_item = NULL;
 	TRANSFER *transfer;
 	MSGLINE *msgline;
+	uint64_t ram2 = 0;
 
 	DATA_MSGLINE(msgline, item);
 	if (msgline->trf_root)
@@ -25,17 +32,13 @@ void free_msgline_data(K_ITEM *item, bool t_lock, bool t_cull)
 		t_item = STORE_HEAD_NOLOCK(msgline->trf_store);
 		while (t_item) {
 			DATA_TRANSFER(transfer, t_item);
-			if (transfer->mvalue != transfer->svalue) {
-				if (transfer->intransient) {
-					transfer->intransient = NULL;
-					transfer->mvalue = NULL;
-				} else
-					FREENULL(transfer->mvalue);
-			}
+			ram2 += transfer->msiz;
+			free_transfer_data(transfer);
 			t_item = t_item->next;
 		}
 		if (t_lock)
 			K_WLOCK(transfer_free);
+		transfer_free->ram -= ram2;
 		k_list_transfer_to_head(msgline->trf_store, transfer_free);
 		if (t_cull) {
 			if (transfer_free->count == transfer_free->total &&
@@ -853,9 +856,8 @@ void dsp_transfer(K_ITEM *item, FILE *stream)
 		fprintf(stream, "%s() called with (null) item\n", __func__);
 	else {
 		DATA_TRANSFER(t, item);
-		fprintf(stream, " name='%s' mvalue='%s' malloc=%c\n",
-				t->name, t->mvalue,
-				(t->svalue == t->mvalue) ? 'N' : 'Y');
+		fprintf(stream, " name='%s' mvalue='%s' malloc=%"PRIu64"\n",
+				t->name, t->mvalue, t->msiz);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/klist.h b/src/klist.h
index 8450dd6c..d40b199b 100644
--- a/src/klist.h
+++ b/src/klist.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef struct k_list {
 	void **data_memory;	// allocated item data memory buffers
 	void (*dsp_func)(K_ITEM *, FILE *); // optional data display to a file
 	int cull_count;
-	int ram;		// ram allocated for data pointers - code must manage it
+	uint64_t ram;		// ram allocated for data pointers - code must manage it
 	int stores;		// how many stores it currently has
 #if LOCK_CHECK
 	// Since each thread has it's own k_lock no locking is required on this