This bug report is a wish to have a progress during deleting.
If BIT really consumes all your RAM this is a serious bug that should have it's own report.
BIT uses this commands to remove snapshots:
find "/path/to/backintime/host/user/profile_id/snapshot_id" -type d -exec chmod u+wx "{}" +
rm -rf "/path/to/backintime/host/user/profile_id/snapshot_id"
Can you please test again (especially the find command) if that eat up your RAM? If it does please open a new bug for this.
This bug report is a wish to have a progress during deleting.
If BIT really consumes all your RAM this is a serious bug that should have it's own report.
BIT uses this commands to remove snapshots: to/backintime/ host/user/ profile_ id/snapshot_ id" -type d -exec chmod u+wx "{}" + to/backintime/ host/user/ profile_ id/snapshot_ id"
find "/path/
rm -rf "/path/
Can you please test again (especially the find command) if that eat up your RAM? If it does please open a new bug for this.