Comment 45 for bug 757727

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Seif Lotfy (seif) wrote : Re: [Bug 757727] Re: Zeitgeist-daemon memory usage skyrockets after dash search

hey ali can you try the following

zeitgeist-daemon --quit && rm -r ~/.local/share/zeitgeist/fts.index

then run zeitgeist again
zeitgeist-daemon --replace

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Ali Najafi <email address hidden> wrote:

> I’m using 13.04 daily for months, but recently (less than a week) effected
> with this bug.
> "zeitgeist-fts" eats about 300 MB (15%) of RAM once I open Dash. Other
> zeitgeist processes are less than 5 MB.
>
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> Title:
> Zeitgeist-daemon memory usage skyrockets after dash search
>
> Status in Zeitgeist Extensions:
> Incomplete
> Status in “zeitgeist-extensions” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: zeitgeist
>
> The memory usage of the process "zeitgeist-daemon" goes too high after
> doing a couple of searches in the Dash.
>
> It is around 16mb on startup, but after using the Dash a couple of
> time to open some programs, or search for some files, it goes over
> 200mb, some times even over 300mb. The memory is not freed until
> restart or the process is killed.
>
> I attach a screenshot of the system monitor, showing Zeitgeist-daemon
> using over 380mb.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: zeitgeist 0.7.1-1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Apr 11 13:28:11 2011
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=es_AR:en
> LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: zeitgeist
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-06 (4 days ago)
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