Hello! I have a Mackbook Pro 16' with 16G RAM. My Zotero frequently occupies a large proportion of my memory. And it responds slowly. Other apps do not appear like that. I guess there is something wrong with Zotero's memory usage. (though I think Zotero is the best academic tool I ever use.)
Hi, just wanted to confirm high memory usage on my M1 MacBook Pro 16' w/ 32GB RAM.
Working in one 4 page PDF without any other tabs open, RAM spikes up to 3GB. I can see sharp spikes when zooming in and out. It normalizes at around 2GB after some idle time.
Zotero uses 3.11G memory when opening 4 PDFs, and I 'm not sure if it happens with all PDF files, but my computer is constantly reporting my system is out of application memory everyday I use Zotero to write essay.
1) And if you close those two PDFs, how much does the memory usage drop after waiting for a bit? 2) Are those PDFs scanned papers? 3) What is the size of those PDFs, and how many pages do they have?
@ponyma Also you can try Troubleshooting Mode (Help → "Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…”) that disables all third-party plugins, to see if there is any difference.
Today, I ran a lot of tests. I am a macOS user and I’m using the latest version 7.0.11. I have installed multiple third-party plugins, including: • Style • Awesome GPT • Translate for Zotero
I found that when I disable plugins related to the PDF reader, the memory leak disappears: closing PDFs releases memory as expected. However, when I enable any of these plugins, the memory leak reoccurs. I’m not sure whether this issue lies with Zotero itself or the third-party plugins. If it’s the plugins’ problem, why do all the plugins cause memory leaks?
I hope this issue gets resolved soon. Otherwise, using Zotero feels like handling a bulky and inefficient tool. Its integration of the PDF reader and note-taking features is excellent, and I can’t find a suitable alternative for now.
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I have a Mackbook Pro 16' with 16G RAM.
My Zotero frequently occupies a large proportion of my memory.
And it responds slowly. Other apps do not appear like that.
I guess there is something wrong with Zotero's memory usage.
(though I think Zotero is the best academic tool I ever use.)
just wanted to confirm high memory usage on my M1 MacBook Pro 16' w/ 32GB RAM.
Working in one 4 page PDF without any other tabs open, RAM spikes up to 3GB. I can see sharp spikes when zooming in and out. It normalizes at around 2GB after some idle time.
1. How much memory does Zotero use?
2. How many PDFs are open?
3. Does this happen with all PDF files?
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1) And if you close those two PDFs, how much does the memory usage drop after waiting for a bit?
2) Are those PDFs scanned papers?
3) What is the size of those PDFs, and how many pages do they have?
Now, Zotero uses 2.38G once I open 1 PDF.
• Style
• Awesome GPT
• Translate for Zotero
I found that when I disable plugins related to the PDF reader, the memory leak disappears: closing PDFs releases memory as expected.
However, when I enable any of these plugins, the memory leak reoccurs. I’m not sure whether this issue lies with Zotero itself or the third-party plugins. If it’s the plugins’ problem, why do all the plugins cause memory leaks?
I hope this issue gets resolved soon. Otherwise, using Zotero feels like handling a bulky and inefficient tool. Its integration of the PDF reader and note-taking features is excellent, and I can’t find a suitable alternative for now.