'Local Helper' Zombie Process on macOS

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Issue Summary

I’m noticing that at times Local Helper can possibly get stuck on something and use a ton of resources. I recently force closed it using 1.2TB virtual memory and 70% CPU with Local closed.

Troubleshooting Questions

  • Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular? N/A

  • Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser? Yes.

Replication

Use local for a while, don’t reboot often, and it seems to creep up. Unsure of other steps.

System Details

  • Which version of Local is being used? 7.0.1+6387

  • What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used? macOS 13.4

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Hi @zackeryfretty

Even if you don’t reboot for a while are you leaving Local open always or does this still happen after you actually quit the app?

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Always close it when I’m done. Hate things in my dock. :rofl:

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So it sounds like the issue is intermittent. Sometimes when you use Local for a long period and then quit the application a process might be lingering but not always. Does that sound right?

How are you identifying and killing the process when it’s stuck?

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Perhaps, I’ve been building sites with Local for over a year and hadn’t ran into the issue until that last update a few days ago, so maybe new?

The process of identifying it is when my Mac is feeling a little laggy I open up Activity Monitor and I see that “Local Helper” is the top process using a good 50-70% CPU despite being closed. Also seems to eat up a considerable amount of RAM too.

Thanks for your help, btw!

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So it sounds like the issue didn’t start up until after the latest Local update? Or did it happen after the previous update as well?

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Yes, that is correct.

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Hi @zackeryfretty

Just in case it helps our team spot something can you share your Local Log as well? Retrieving Local’s Log File

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