Raycast High Memory and CPU Usage

How to fix it

// try these in order, the most common fix is first

1. FIX 1Restart and update

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   1. 01Quit Raycast and reopen
   2. 02Run Check for Updates
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. FIX 2Tame File Search

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   1. 01Check Search Scopes
   2. 02Add large folders to Ignore Patterns
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. FIX 3Reduce extensions

   1. 01Disable or uninstall extensions you rarely use
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. FIX 4Report with logs

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   1. 01Run Copy Raycast Logs
   2. 02Attach Task Manager or Activity Monitor screenshots
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Raycast grows in memory or pins the CPU, especially on Windows beta.

Why it happens

• C-01Memory leak in older versions
• C-02Many extension processes
• C-03File Search re-indexing large folders

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• Raycast Window Management Not Working
• Raycast Extension Not Working or Erroring
• Raycast Snippets Not Expanding
• Raycast AI Credits Ran Out
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