Scratch Desktop - Application helper uses a lot of memory (Only checked on Mac)

[redstone-dev]

Expected Behavior

Scratch Desktop should not freeze up.

Actual Behavior

Scratch Desktop sometimes freezes up and gets stuck. In severe cases it can even become just a blank white window.

This may seem like it happens randomly, but if you look in Activity Monitor

Steps to Reproduce (Mac Only)

1. Press Cmd-Space and type in Activity Monitor.
   

2. Fire up Scratch Desktop.
   

3. Notice the Scratch Desktop Helper's high memory usage.
   

Operating System and Browser

Mac OS 10.14.6, Chrome 83.0.4103.61 on MacBook Air 2017 (I think)

[BryceLTaylor]

@redstone2010 Do you have to do anything in particular in Scratch to use that much memory? Is there a project you're running that you could link to?

[redstone-dev]

@BryceLTaylor

@redstone2010 Do you have to do anything in particular in Scratch to use that much memory? Is there a project you're running that you could link to?

I might be able to, but it's probably too large to be put on GitHub...

[redstone-dev]

Whoops, accidentally closed it! LOL

[BryceLTaylor]

@redstone2010 If the file is too large, could you upload it to the Scratch website and share a link to it?

[redstone-dev]

@redstone2010 If the file is too large, could you upload it to the Scratch website and share a link to it?

Maybe. I'll see though, since the file was so large that I had to import it in Scratch Desktop.

[ecc521]

If the scratch helper is running 630MB, what's the total memory usage? Opening up a larger project like Generic Red (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/292297781/) uses a solid 250MB in browser, and Electron can easily run 200MB on it's own. If the project you are using is too large for the scratch website, I suspect this isn't actually an issue with the app.

[redstone-dev]

@ecc521 Hm, maybe.

[BryceLTaylor]

I'm going to close this issue since I believe the impact is extremely low.