Bug 444426 - After copying a lot of files (> 1 000 000), Dolphin uses 6Gb of ram
Summary: After copying a lot of files (> 1 000 000), Dolphin uses 6Gb of ram
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2021-10-26 12:35 UTC by Carl Schwan
Modified: 2026-02-03 03:49 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Screenshot htop (76.82 KB, image/png)
2021-10-26 12:35 UTC, Carl Schwan 		Details
pmap output of dolphin (102.21 KB, text/plain)
2021-10-26 12:39 UTC, Carl Schwan 		Details
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Description Carl Schwan 2021-10-26 12:35:50 UTC 
Created attachment 142906 [details]
Screenshot htop

SUMMARY

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Copy a lot of files (for example do a backup of your 1TB home directoy)
2. During the copy operation, Dolphin use a lot of RAM 6Gb in my case. This is probably something to expect

OBSERVED RESULT

After finishing copying the RAM used is still the same. See screenshot of htop

EXPECTED RESULT

Get back to a normal consumption of RAM

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Carl Schwan 2021-10-26 12:36:13 UTC 
Forgot to say but this is using kio master and dolphin master
Comment 2 Carl Schwan 2021-10-26 12:39:00 UTC 
Created attachment 142907 [details]
pmap output of dolphin
Comment 3 aristsakas 2026-01-03 12:27:20 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 485868 ***
Comment 4 Méven 2026-01-04 11:38:30 UTC 
Does it still occurs with a more recent version ?
Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2026-01-19 03:47:26 UTC 
🐛🧹 ⚠️ 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.

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Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2026-02-03 03:49:29 UTC 
🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.