Slack desktop app consumes almost 1GB only for 3 workspaces
Can you tell me why slack desktop app consumes almost 1GB memory on my Windows 10 Pro PC? I have opened only 3 workspaces. This is horrible right? Any solution to reduce this.
This is the version: Direct Download 3.3.3 64-bit
This is the 3 workspaces:
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Sampath
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Can you tell me why slack desktop app consumes almost 1GB memory on my Windows 10 Pro PC? I have opened only 3 workspaces. This is horrible right? Any solution to reduce this.
This is the version: Direct Download 3.3.3 64-bit
This is the 3 workspaces:
windows-10 slack
asked Dec 7 '18 at 8:27
Sampath
1054
add a comment |
Can you tell me why slack desktop app consumes almost 1GB memory on my Windows 10 Pro PC? I have opened only 3 workspaces. This is horrible right? Any solution to reduce this.
This is the version: Direct Download 3.3.3 64-bit
This is the 3 workspaces:
windows-10 slack
asked Dec 7 '18 at 8:27
Sampath
1054
Can you tell me why slack desktop app consumes almost 1GB memory on my Windows 10 Pro PC? I have opened only 3 workspaces. This is horrible right? Any solution to reduce this.
This is the version: Direct Download 3.3.3 64-bit
This is the 3 workspaces:
windows-10 slack
windows-10 slack
asked Dec 7 '18 at 8:27
Sampath
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asked Dec 7 '18 at 8:27
Sampath
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Desktop version of Slack is based on Electron, which is basically standalone Chromium (open-source core of Google Chrome) plus some host OS integrations. In other words: it's a separate web browser, but limited to Slack.
Bad news: Electron is a known resource hog. There is no way to fix it for you as a user. Slack developers are probably aware of this issue for some time now and they didn't fix it (and fixing it wouldn't be easy).
Good news: It's not really consuming 1 GB of RAM. Chromium's sandbox uses multiple processes that share some memory. So when simply summing per-process values, you're counting some memory areas multiple times. Still, it's probably using well over 500 MB.
One way to reduce Slack's memory consumption would be to use it in a browser instead of the standalone app.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
gronostaj
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Can you tell me why it shows8 slackseven though I have opened3?
– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
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Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
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Desktop version of Slack is based on Electron, which is basically standalone Chromium (open-source core of Google Chrome) plus some host OS integrations. In other words: it's a separate web browser, but limited to Slack.
Bad news: Electron is a known resource hog. There is no way to fix it for you as a user. Slack developers are probably aware of this issue for some time now and they didn't fix it (and fixing it wouldn't be easy).
Good news: It's not really consuming 1 GB of RAM. Chromium's sandbox uses multiple processes that share some memory. So when simply summing per-process values, you're counting some memory areas multiple times. Still, it's probably using well over 500 MB.
One way to reduce Slack's memory consumption would be to use it in a browser instead of the standalone app.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
gronostaj
27.9k1368107
Can you tell me why it shows8 slackseven though I have opened3?
– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
– gronostaj
Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
add a comment |
Desktop version of Slack is based on Electron, which is basically standalone Chromium (open-source core of Google Chrome) plus some host OS integrations. In other words: it's a separate web browser, but limited to Slack.
Bad news: Electron is a known resource hog. There is no way to fix it for you as a user. Slack developers are probably aware of this issue for some time now and they didn't fix it (and fixing it wouldn't be easy).
Good news: It's not really consuming 1 GB of RAM. Chromium's sandbox uses multiple processes that share some memory. So when simply summing per-process values, you're counting some memory areas multiple times. Still, it's probably using well over 500 MB.
One way to reduce Slack's memory consumption would be to use it in a browser instead of the standalone app.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
gronostaj
27.9k1368107
Can you tell me why it shows8 slackseven though I have opened3?
– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
– gronostaj
Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
add a comment |
Desktop version of Slack is based on Electron, which is basically standalone Chromium (open-source core of Google Chrome) plus some host OS integrations. In other words: it's a separate web browser, but limited to Slack.
Bad news: Electron is a known resource hog. There is no way to fix it for you as a user. Slack developers are probably aware of this issue for some time now and they didn't fix it (and fixing it wouldn't be easy).
Good news: It's not really consuming 1 GB of RAM. Chromium's sandbox uses multiple processes that share some memory. So when simply summing per-process values, you're counting some memory areas multiple times. Still, it's probably using well over 500 MB.
One way to reduce Slack's memory consumption would be to use it in a browser instead of the standalone app.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
gronostaj
27.9k1368107
Desktop version of Slack is based on Electron, which is basically standalone Chromium (open-source core of Google Chrome) plus some host OS integrations. In other words: it's a separate web browser, but limited to Slack.
Bad news: Electron is a known resource hog. There is no way to fix it for you as a user. Slack developers are probably aware of this issue for some time now and they didn't fix it (and fixing it wouldn't be easy).
Good news: It's not really consuming 1 GB of RAM. Chromium's sandbox uses multiple processes that share some memory. So when simply summing per-process values, you're counting some memory areas multiple times. Still, it's probably using well over 500 MB.
One way to reduce Slack's memory consumption would be to use it in a browser instead of the standalone app.
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
gronostaj
27.9k1368107
answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
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answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
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answered Dec 7 '18 at 9:42
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Can you tell me why it shows8 slackseven though I have opened3?
– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
– gronostaj
Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
add a comment |
Can you tell me why it shows8 slackseven though I have opened3?
– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
– gronostaj
Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
Can you tell me why it shows
8 slacks even though I have opened 3?– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
Can you tell me why it shows
8 slacks even though I have opened 3?– Sampath
Dec 7 '18 at 10:04
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
– gronostaj
Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
See Why does Chrome has so many processes running, when I have just opened the application?
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Dec 7 '18 at 12:35
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