Memory Leak

akmad · 15th August 2008, 17:10

Has anyone else noticed a large memory leak in the latest version (5.541) on Vista?

After using winamp to listen to a stream this morning for roughly 4 hours my winamp working set size was @250MB and the private size was over 650MB! Even with just opening Winamp and letting it sit there without playing or doing anything the memory usage (both the working set and private) has gone from @25MB for both working and private to 82MB and 76MB respectively, over the course of 15 minutes.

Looking at Winamp.exe in Process Explorer shows a jump of about 4MB in private bytes every minute, literally. Not around a minute, or just for a few minutes; every minute (to the second) that WinAmp is open it is allocating @4MB of memory.

The only plugin that I know I'm running is for Last.Fm (Audioscrobbler Winamp plugin v2, 1, 0, 9 (ML Mode)), but I've been using that for a while and have never noticed this memory issue before upgrading to the latest release of WinAmp.

Anyone else seeing this? If it's not WinAmp, how I can I try to isolate what the real cause is?

Thanks!

listeruk · 16th August 2008, 14:25

Yeah, I've noticed this too.

Funnily, I don't use winamp as default for playing music now; All the experimental features added etc cause longer startups, high memory use etc. I generally use it for ripping (what I paid for), portable support and Shoutcast ,

I use Foobar as default.

Menschenfleisch · 16th August 2008, 16:35

Which PC do you have?
My Winamp is opened in ~2 seconds when its not already in ram ..

listeruk · 16th August 2008, 23:34

Dual-core intel 2.4ghz, 4gb RAM.

Yeah, winamp opens in about 2 secs (Foobar less than a sec).

Which I suppose is ok, but all the 'extras' that are packed into Winamp and the windows (browser, video etc) that can't be removed, the new versions that add new problems, and now the double memory use (which is 4 times Foobar's), mean it's not my default player when I just want to play a few tracks.

Kn0tte · 16th August 2008, 23:45

listeruk: I have tha ultimate solution for ya;

Double click the Winamp Installer again (v5.541), look carefully what it says, and uncheck the things you dont want!!!!!! Its your own fault that you have extra things that you dont want.

Take the time you need to go trough the installer, instead of rushing and clicking next-next-next. UNCHECK THE THINGS YOU DONT WANT.

And btw, try to use the Winamp Modern skin, or the Classic skin instead of Bento. It uses less resources, it doesnt have the browser etc.. But better; go carefully trough the installer.

Please reply on how it goes

listeruk · 17th August 2008, 00:35

Well Knotte thanks for the condescending reply, but i'm very careful about the options checked during install. I have about two thirds of the options unchecked.

See I've been a Winamp (v2)user since '99 and have upgraded from each version.

But the mem use has still doubled.

15th August 2008, 17:10	#1
akmad Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1	Memory Leak Has anyone else noticed a large memory leak in the latest version (5.541) on Vista? After using winamp to listen to a stream this morning for roughly 4 hours my winamp working set size was @250MB and the private size was over 650MB! Even with just opening Winamp and letting it sit there without playing or doing anything the memory usage (both the working set and private) has gone from @25MB for both working and private to 82MB and 76MB respectively, over the course of 15 minutes. Looking at Winamp.exe in Process Explorer shows a jump of about 4MB in private bytes every minute, literally. Not around a minute, or just for a few minutes; every minute (to the second) that WinAmp is open it is allocating @4MB of memory. The only plugin that I know I'm running is for Last.Fm (Audioscrobbler Winamp plugin v2, 1, 0, 9 (ML Mode)), but I've been using that for a while and have never noticed this memory issue before upgrading to the latest release of WinAmp. Anyone else seeing this? If it's not WinAmp, how I can I try to isolate what the real cause is? Thanks!

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16th August 2008, 14:25	#2
listeruk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 95	Yeah, I've noticed this too. Funnily, I don't use winamp as default for playing music now; All the experimental features added etc cause longer startups, high memory use etc. I generally use it for ripping (what I paid for), portable support and Shoutcast , I use Foobar as default.

16th August 2008, 16:35	#3
Menschenfleisch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 178	Which PC do you have? My Winamp is opened in ~2 seconds when its not already in ram ..

16th August 2008, 23:34	#4
listeruk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 95	Dual-core intel 2.4ghz, 4gb RAM. Yeah, winamp opens in about 2 secs (Foobar less than a sec). Which I suppose is ok, but all the 'extras' that are packed into Winamp and the windows (browser, video etc) that can't be removed, the new versions that add new problems, and now the double memory use (which is 4 times Foobar's), mean it's not my default player when I just want to play a few tracks.

16th August 2008, 23:45	#5
Kn0tte Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 585	listeruk: I have tha ultimate solution for ya; Double click the Winamp Installer again (v5.541), look carefully what it says, and uncheck the things you dont want!!!!!! Its your own fault that you have extra things that you dont want. Take the time you need to go trough the installer, instead of rushing and clicking next-next-next. UNCHECK THE THINGS YOU DONT WANT. And btw, try to use the Winamp Modern skin, or the Classic skin instead of Bento. It uses less resources, it doesnt have the browser etc.. But better; go carefully trough the installer. Please reply on how it goes

17th August 2008, 00:35	#6
listeruk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 95	Well Knotte thanks for the condescending reply, but i'm very careful about the options checked during install. I have about two thirds of the options unchecked. See I've been a Winamp (v2)user since '99 and have upgraded from each version. But the mem use has still doubled.