Created attachment 128700 [details] copy ksysgard memory of kwrite with file of 1.8 Go SUMMARY STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. open big file (2 Go fox exemple) with kwrite 2. view memory use 3. OBSERVED RESULT EXPECTED RESULT I have to work with large data files (up to 10 GB) and it's very complicated with Kwrite: Data analysis, data cleaning, ... The files are destined to become more and more voluminous ... SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version:5.12.9 KDE Frameworks Version:5.47.0 Qt Version: 5.9.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION maximum line length 70 char
I've seen this before as well, kate uses far more memory than kwrite. This should be investigated.
kate and kwrite use exactly the same store for documents, but yes, they use a lot *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 411493 ***