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2 people reported

All time, since Nov 3.

Cowork VM never stops

“The VM simply never stops while the app is open, and it never gives memory back.”

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Cowork VM never idle-stops and holds 4 GB until app quit. The VM starts with a fixed 4 GB regardless of installed RAM and stops only when the app is quit, not on idle or memory pressure.

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Where
Cowork VM
Versions
5.1231.2
Platforms
macOS, Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

  1. Idle sessions keep processes alive8 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. Cowork (macOS, 8 GB): 4 GB VM never idle-stops (runs for days) and never returns guest memory to the host#109098
  2. Cowork (Windows): VM starts with 4 GB on a 3.3 GB-RAM PC, stays up 12+ hours, and the app logs memory pressure (critical) 9,148 times without ever warning the user#106932

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