[BUG] CC Eating RAM like hungry monsters
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Feb 17, 2026 by EliYagel Closed Mar 23, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
I have one cli opened using CC and its eating all my RAM like crazy!
I am used to having 3 or 4 opened but I can barely run my laptop like this.
The pictures is from when a session was wating on the next prompt so not even running anything.
I am running windows.
<img width="667" height="24" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2447ae99-bede-467c-8ec3-bcab63343a2b" />
What Should Happen?
Reverts back to a version with stable RAM consumption or fix the issue.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Run cc on windows
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.44
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
_No response_
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