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I'm also experiencing this on 1 of 2 M1 MacBook Pro Max 32GB machines. I've performed a full wipe/restore on the faulty MacBook and the issue persists. WindowsS
by jron 5y ago
I'm also experiencing this on 1 of 2 M1 MacBook Pro Max 32GB machines. I've performed a full wipe/restore on the faulty MacBook and the issue persists. WindowsServer is usually the faulty process consuming 20+ GB of RAM. The only difference between machines is one uses icloud and the other doesn't.
Given the similarities between both machines and application usage, I can't help but suspect some type of hardware issue is plaguing a percentage of machines out there.
- dbmnt 5y agoYou didn't tell us the most important part -- does the machine exhibiting the memory leak problem use iCloud or not? Assuming the iCloud-enabled machine is the one with the problem, it seems odd to jump to the conclusion it's hardware? That's a lot of extra code running on the machine; not just iCloud itself but every single iCloud-aware app. There's a lot of additional potential surface area with iCloud enabled.
- jron 5y agoThe iCloud enabled MacBook is the one leaking memory. I'm leaning towards a hardware issue because the iCloud setup is the OS default and the number of reported issues is still low. Edit: A recent reddit thread may have correctly identified the WindowServer leak being related to the amount of full screen video played. My impacted MacBook is often used for Netflix/Hulu content. https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/qos5n5/memory_leaks_are_crippling_my_m1_macbook_proand/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/qos5n5/memory_leaks_...