Platform: Mac M1 2020
OS: Sonoma 14.2
Anki Version: 24.04 (429bc9e1)
RAM: 8 GB
Using Anki causes increase in memory usage over time until eventually I get a using too much memory popup window. Anki would use around 7GB normally and could spike up to 15 GB when my laptop only has 8 GB. I have tried the temporary disabling addons and it started at a lower point but still increased memory usage pretty quickly (around 1 GB to 4 GB in less than an hour). I also thought this might be an issue with my note type, but after trying it with a simple note type the issue still persists. I’m using Activity Monitor to track memory usage. Some possible causes of this might be using the three finger drag to switch between full windows or somehow the monitoring is causing a memory leak (because when I switch to Activity Monitor it jumps up a bit after a few seconds, but it could also be that it just takes a few seconds to update the Activity Monitor display).
Including some additional information from Activity Monitor below:
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