The same is seen with nemo so maybe this is a gtk3 issue
** Description changed: When using list view & scrolling in a dir. that contains thumbnails nautilus increases mem use at about 1-3 mb per scroll Test case: - open a well populated folder in list view (tree enabled or not), that contains thumbnailed files & is scrollable. + open a well populated folder in list view (tree enabled or not), that contains thumbnailed files & is scrollable. Each scroll up or down will increase nautilus's mem use Attached log reflects opening nautilus, switching to list view & scrolling up & down in Videos folder, about 1 scroll up/down every 2-3 sec's + + Currently seen in 13.10, 14.04 & fedora20 + Also seen in nemo ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.8.2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Dec 27 10:26:44 2013 GsettingsChanges: - b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true' - b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']" + b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true' + b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']" InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-25 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131224) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264539 Title: List view: scrolling a directory with thumbnails leaks memory To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1264539/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
