Vs code is taking lot of memory despite simple project being opened #272278
Description
Type: Performance Issue
It occurs at startup itself despite the project being light enough it is taking up lot of memory
VS Code version: Code 1.101.0 (Universal) (dfaf441, 2025-06-11T15:00:50.123Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M4 (10 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: enabled_on video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 2, 2, 2 |
| Memory (System) | 16.00GB (1.01GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 4a7f88d5-d9c1-43b7-93ec-12ca8eb02fe1 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Process Info
CPU % Mem MB PID Process
10 33776997205 54792 code
17 16888498603 54795 gpu-process
0 8444249301 54796 utility-network-service
8 59109745109 54798 window [1] (Settings — sentimentAnalysisYolo)
0 22517998137 54838 extension-host [1]
0 0 54991 /Users/rohan/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.16.0-darwin-arm64/python-env-tools/bin/pet server
0 8444249301 55001 /private/var/folders/yw/m1rhfg9j7mz6mb2c4rhfvrfc0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/933C49B5-ECCC-4D66-B953-080A00E0F00B/d/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Frameworks/Code Helper (Plugin).app/Contents/MacOS/Code Helper (Plugin) /private/var/folders/yw/m1rhfg9j7mz6mb2c4rhfvrfc0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/933C49B5-ECCC-4D66-B953-080A00E0F00B/d/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/json-language-features/server/dist/node/jsonServerMain --node-ipc --clientProcessId=54838
0 318066723683 55014 electron-nodejs (bundle.js )
7 19703248370 54839 shared-process
1 0 57888 /bin/ps -ax -o pid=,ppid=,pcpu=,pmem=,command=
0 8444249301 54840 file-watcher [1]
0 19703248370 57563 pty-host
0 0 57564 /bin/zsh -il
0 0 57565 /bin/zsh -il
0 0 57566 /bin/zsh -i
Workspace Info
| Window (Settings — sentimentAnalysisYolo)
| Folder (sentimentAnalysisYolo): more than 21123 files
| File types: py(7759) pyc(7759) pyi(429) so(175) txt(117) dylib(104)
| c(69) afm(60) h(52) typed(50)
| Conf files:;
Extensions (10)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| npm-intellisense | chr | 1.4.5 |
| dart-code | Dar | 3.120.0 |
| flutter | Dar | 3.120.0 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.14.1 |
| python | ms- | 2025.16.0 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.8.3 |
| vscode-python-envs | ms- | 1.2.0 |
| cmake-tools | ms- | 1.21.36 |
| cpptools | ms- | 1.28.3 |
| cpptools-extension-pack | ms- | 1.3.1 |
(1 theme extensions excluded)
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