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## Memory leaks
Riot usually emits slow behaviour just before it is about to crash. Getting a
Element usually emits slow behaviour just before it is about to crash. Getting a
memory snapshot (below) just before that happens is ideal in figuring out what
is going wrong.
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## Memory profiles/snapshots
When investigating memory leaks/problems it's usually important to compare snapshots
from different points in the Riot session lifecycle. Most importantly, a snapshot
from different points in the Element session lifecycle. Most importantly, a snapshot
to establish the baseline or "normal" memory usage is useful. Taking a snapshot
roughly 30-60 minutes after starting Riot is a good time to establish "normal"
roughly 30-60 minutes after starting Element is a good time to establish "normal"
memory usage for the app - anything after that is at risk of hiding the memory leak
and anything newer is still in the warmup stages of the app.
**Memory profiles can contain sensitive information.** If you are submitting a memory
profile to us for debugging purposes, please pick the appropriate Riot developer and
profile to us for debugging purposes, please pick the appropriate Element developer and
send them over an encrypted private message. *Do not share your memory profile in
public channels or with people you do not trust.*
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1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+I (I as in eye).
2. Click the Memory tab.
3. Select "Heap Snapshot" and the riot.im VM instance (not the indexeddb one).
3. Select "Heap Snapshot" and the app.element.io VM instance (not the indexeddb one).
4. Click "Take Snapshot".
5. Wait a bit (coffee is a good option).
6. When the save button appears on the left side of the panel, click it to save the