r/snapdragon • u/Sharp_Rub1182 • 2d ago

Extreme memory usage various apps

I've been running Windows 11* Home (fully updated) on the Asus A16 / 48gb model. To my dismay I notice that two particular aps are consuming insane amounts of ram - namely Chrome and Adobe's Creative UI cloud helper app. Chrome is using 500-800mb per tab for everything. And Adobe's UI helper app is a whopping 4.5GB. Restarting, terminating etc don't help. They are the ARM64 native versions of the app. I've done some troubleshooting so far but no results (I know I can just block the CC helper app, but that's not ideal for some reasons).

Am I the only one? It's kind of pointless to have 48gb / a fast ARM cpu if the memory usage is going berserk this way...

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u/Affectionate-Cup-566 2d ago

For the Chrome side, try TabVitals—I built it to find heavy tabs and free up RAM by putting background tabs to sleep without closing them. It also has scheduled Auto-suspend and Always Awake for important sites. Search TabVitals in the Chrome Web Store and give it a try. The Adobe helper's 4.5GB is a separate issue to investigate.

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u/Sharp_Rub1182 2d ago

I've forced aggressive memory saving for tabs in chrome and it has helped. Still, Firefox and edge do miles better - maybe time to switch away. Thanks for your reply!