SourceTree not responding and consuming RAM on Windows 10
Asked by TruongBui:

I know SourceTree sometime is very slow when committing a large file, but in the last few days I can not run SourceTree due to it doesn't respond. I checked Task Manger and see it consumed so many Ram. This make me very frustrated because I can't commit my works ![sad](/html/@C495B4504065515364EB1894F812B34C/images/emoticons/sad.png "sad")

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I'm using Windows 10 and SourceTree version 1.6.22. What can I do to fix that?  
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Answers:
author: Limited7247
body: I found the solution here: [Sourcetree 2.x memory hog? - Ben Williams's solution](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Sourcetree-questions/Sourcetree-2-x-memory-hog/qaq-p/587013#M14864)

It seems that, somehow maybe cause of an accident, SourceTree recognizes Windows user directory (C:\\Users\\\[YourName\]) as a repository, and ST scans it. It makes ST consume resources forever.

Remove the repository will resolve the problem:  
Delete the .git folder (it may be hidden - File Explorer/View tab/Check Hidden items) in the user directory.

comments: author: dev3dmayo
body: Thank you very much! That was so weird when I was seeing a new project tab with the name of the windows user.


author: Piotr Markielau
body: ![2020-02-21_4-17-14.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/83907i45E50855DB8601EB/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2020-02-21_4-17-14.jpg")  
DOESN'T WORK!

comments: author: Limited7247
body: This may help you:

[Sourcetree 2.x memory hog?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Sourcetree-questions/Sourcetree-2-x-memory-hog/qaq-p/587013?tempId=eyJvaWRjX2NvbnNlbnRfbGFuZ3VhZ2VfdmVyc2lvbiI6IjIuMCIsIm9pZGNfY29uc2VudF9ncmFudGVkX2F0IjoxNTkwMjY2NTQxNzgzfQ%3D%3D#U1387266)


author: Piotr Markielau
body: Thanks, I ended up using shell.


author: Limited7247
body: I thought about uninstall ST, until found out the solution. :))


author: iafsd
body: Found a fix:

Uninstal Sourcetree with Add/remove programs.  
After that go to C:\\Users\\YourUser\\AppData and search for Sourcetree. Delete it all, reinstall it and it will work like a charm...Until you shutdown your PC.

comments: author: Piotr Markielau
body: Hahahahahahaha


author: Chris Collier
body: Here is the Archive page for previous versions:

[https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives "SourceTree Archive page")


author: Matthew Jones
body: I had the same issue on v2.0.20.1.

There seems to be a memory leak, SourceTree was using over 30GB of RAM for a large repository.

I've reverted to 1.10.23.1 and that fixed the problem.


author: rudger
body: Same here v2.0.20.1 Win 10 home, i5, 12 gb ram


author: Noam Shanny
body: Same here. v1.9.5. Win7 Enterprise, I7 cpu, 16GB RAM - half free.


author: Mark Hallam
body: I am having the same problem too. Very frustrating.


author: Igor Gnot
body: I have the same problem. Cant use SourceTree any more. Help required.