Bug 411021 - KDE Connect fills RAM up when sending big files between PCs
Summary: KDE Connect fills RAM up when sending big files between PCs
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: common (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2019-08-17 20:22 UTC by Enol P.
Modified: 2025-07-12 03:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Enol P. 2019-08-17 20:22:32 UTC
SUMMARY

KDE Connect stores files into RAM when they are sent which causes out of memory conditions. However, the file transfer keeps going despite of sender's PC is locked up until finish. Not tested from PC to Android devices

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Send a file which is larger than your RAM amount
2.  See how RAM memory is filled up quickly
3.  The transfer continues but the sender's PC is locked up

OBSERVED RESULT

Locked PC when sending files larger than the amount of available RAM.

EXPECTED RESULT

Upload should be managed differently in order to avoid PC locks due to lack of RAM memory available.

SOFTWARE VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.61.0
Qt Version:  5.13.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Erik Duisters 2019-08-18 09:26:23 UTC
Which versions of kdeconnect are you running? This used to be an issue but has been fixed long since
Comment 2 Enol P. 2019-08-18 12:55:03 UTC
(In reply to Erik Duisters from comment #1)
> Which versions of kdeconnect are you running? This used to be an issue but
> has been fixed long since

The version I'm using is 1.3.5 on both ends, I think is the latest
Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2019-09-02 04:33:09 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
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Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2019-09-09 13:19:17 UTC
New information was added with comment #2. Changing status for inspection.
Comment 5 aristsakas 2025-06-12 09:54:18 UTC
Thank you for the bug report, and I'm sorry we didn't manage to get to it before. KDE Connect depends on the specifics of the device and network configuration. We recommend that you first try the troubleshooting steps at https://userbase.kde.org/KDEConnect#Troubleshooting, and if these do not work, try asking at discuss.kde.org or your distibution's support forums. Bug reports are only actionable for developers if the cause can be clearly identified and is something that can be fixed on our end, and at those places you can get help with narrowing this down and making it actionable for developers.
I am closing this bug report, but please do not hesitate to file a new one if you can narrow down the issue to a particular cause that can be fixed in KDE Connect.
KDEConnect - KDE UserBase Wiki
Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2025-06-27 03:47:53 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน โš ๏ธ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures, please read https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Comment 7 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-12 03:47:37 UTC
๐Ÿ›๐Ÿงน This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.