Adblock mode causes memory issues; "In-Player" fixes memory leakage

[DereC4]

The Problem

Recent memory accumulation events have been reported. One solution working for me and a majority of users was to change the Adblock plugin mode to "In-Player" from "with blocklists"

My Findings

After running multi-hour tests with the Windows Performance Monitor, RAM usage seems to be stable (fig 1) using "in-player", but sees an accumulation of memory over time (fig 2) using "with blocklists". These findings correspond with the smooth experience while using "in-player" but laggy experience (after a period of time) using "with blocklists".

fig 1.

fig 2.

Related #1158 , #1147 , #1162

[th-ch]

👋 Hey @DereC4, thanks for reporting! Regarding the linked issues, is the memory leak only lead to the ad plugin and the "with blocklists" setting? One idea that comes to mind would be switching the default to "in player" if it can help people

[DereC4]

Oops sorry for the delay I've been on the other side of the globe, but it seems that the in player default would help fix a lot. Could you explain how the blocklists works and how it may be contributing to a memory leak? I thought it would just load in a predefined list and check it for every song.

👋 Hey @DereC4, thanks for reporting! Regarding the linked issues, is the memory leak only lead to the ad plugin and the "with blocklists" setting? One idea that comes to mind would be switching the default to "in player" if it can help people

[mistermatrix24]

Disabling adblocker all together has greatly improved performance. I'm curious, I would only need adblocker if I didn't have a paid YT Music subscription right?

[DereC4]

Disabling adblocker all together has greatly improved performance. I'm curious, I would only need adblocker if I didn't have a paid YT Music subscription right?

Youtube Music Premium allows you "to listen to music ad-free, offline & with your screen off" so that makes sense

[paulo-roger]

Just had a memory leak problem, I am on Linux Manjaro. I am gonna test without the adblocker to see if this fixes the issue.

[DereC4]

neat