macOS Memory usage skyrockets after having the app open for a long time

[sab3rmusic]

What happened?

Hi, thank you for your work on Element! I've been using it as a simple audio router alongside interface loopback to route audio on macOS. I use the hide feature to keep the app running in the system tray, but after some time (I'm not sure how long) the memory usage balloons from ~60mb on a fresh start to 1.8gb. I'm not sure how to best help diagnose what's going on, please let me know what additional information to attach!

Version

1.0.0 (Latest)

Relevant log output

[mfisher31]

Those are two different PIDs? Anyway, does it do that sitting idle?

[sab3rmusic]

Apologies for not clarifying, there are two different PIDs because I restarted the app to show what normal ram usage looks like for my graph. I should have waited for the issue to happen on a new instance before submitting. The app idles for a long time, and I frequently put the computer to sleep and resume later which may also be contributing to the problem. I'll do further testing to see if I can reliably reproduce this just through simulating my usual usage.

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