Memory drop after backup

If you see hub mesh under

HE console -> apps, then it is installed

go to the gear icon next to it and select remove (if you know it is otherwise turned off)

ie if you see an app under HE console -> apps, it is installed....

Not installed

Hub mesh does not show up in the Apps list.

You have to go to Settings, then Hub Mesh and can disable there.

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Not to be confused with @tony.fleisher’s Hubitat Z-Wave Mesh Details.

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@gopher.ny Can you confirm if this fix is only for cloud backups or if it would impact memory after local backups as well?

I just made a local manual backup before updating from 2.3.5.135 (C7 Hub) and the Hub Information driver happened to get a refresh during the backup process. Here is the the events recorded from before and after the backup completed (the manual backup took approx. 2 minutes from 09:58-10:00).

In my test environment, the effect of the changes on memory use during local backup was within the "noise" brackets. So, maybe, but I'm not so certain as to put it in the release notes.

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I used to have a Rule Machine that did a reboot at an odd hour, once a week.
I think that I'm going back to it.

I have a C-5 that I use for control purposes (both radios are turned off). It hasn't been rebooted since mid April (I haven't been updating it)> I just checked, and the free memory was around 170KB. I rebooted it and the free memory went up to 551KB.

This continual decrease in free memory is still a significant issue.
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My C5:
Date/time,Free OS,5m CPU avg
2023-04-26 05:54:57,671836,0.74
2023-04-26 06:00:02,485152,0.47
2023-05-14 04:15:19,390664,0.07

My C7:
Date/time,Free OS,5m CPU avg
2023-04-26 05:50:15,654360,0.7
2023-04-26 05:55:20,471548,0.4
2023-05-14 04:16:24,381404,0.04

No Cloud, all local & both on 2.3.5.130

not sure what you are trying to show.. since i brought this issue up.. memory dropping during normal running is not the same thing as a distince memory drop immediately after a backup that is not reclaimed.. it is normal for the hub to have memory go down as apps are loaded unloaded etc especially after boot.

So you are telling me it's normal over time to run out of memory?

no but going down to around 200 has been normal for awhile

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ok, I'll leave it and see what happens, Thanks!

I feel like it is normal for systems like this manage their memory this way, where you see a slow decline of "free" over time. If it gets to a critical level, memory will be freed up and the system keeps running.

If however there is a true leak where memory gets into a state that the OS thinks it is in use still, it will not claim it back as free. Then over time that could lead to out of memory problems.

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