2 people reported
All time, since Oct 18.
Desktop memory and process buildup
“I am experiencing a sudden and significant increase in memory usage when using Claude Code inside the Claude Desktop application on Windows.”
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/19372/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends
Desktop app on Windows leaks memory from many background processes. Memory use climbs until the PC has little free RAM; reporters see more than ten processes, and hidden PowerShell and console windows that stay open until the app quits.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Claude Desktop on Windows
- Versions
- 2.1.280
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow.
Part of: Leftover session processes pile up4 bugs
- Idle sessions keep processes alive7 people
- Idle sessions pin CPU core5 people
- Orphan Claude processes left running4 people
Not quite your bug?
Original reports2, newest first
- Claude Desktop Code on Windows 11 suddenly consumes excessive RAM and spawns multiple background processes#104385
- Windows desktop: after a few days the app leaves dozens of hidden PowerShell and console processes running, the PC runs out of memory, and every session waits minutes on simple commands#103349