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App is currently consuming 80GB of memory

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Domain
performance

Research direction

The issue reports high memory usage (80GB) on macOS for the GitHub Copilot app version 1.1.23. Start by checking the app's memory profiling tools or logs to identify leaks or inefficient processes. Look for recent changes in the codebase related to memory management or resource-intensive features. Reproduce the issue locally to gather diagnostic data.

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Description

App is currently consuming 80GB of memory


Field Value
App version 1.1.23
OS macOS 15.6.1
Theme GitHub
Path /
Tenure Week 3
Dominant language
No language data
Stars
2.1k
Forks
157
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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