Bug overview:Mac OS memory leak when uploading by drag and drop a folder with files to Google drive via a Firefox browser
A step-by-step manual to reproduce the bug:
- Open Activity Monitor (in Utilities folder) and show the memory pane, sorted by memory size
- Using Firefox 53.0 (64-bit), go to drive.google.com, and drag from the Mac find a folder with a large number of files — I used 4 GB — to the browser window
Result: the Memory and Compressed memory grow to the point that the Mac runs out of memory, and the upload fails
Workarounds: If I turn off On-Access scanning, then memory only grows slightly, and the upload succeeds.
Why this is a problem: In Firefox, Google Drive site allows upload of files only via the New -> File Upload menu commands. It does not support folder uploads except by drag and drop
Product the bug appears on (Sophos Central, XG, SG)
Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition
Version of the product
9.6.1 running on Mac OS X Sierra 10.11.6
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