# High memory usage

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/high-memory-usage/15586
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 9, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/high-memory-usage/15586 "2020-09-09T00:22:54Z")
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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/high-memory-usage/15586/6 "2020-09-09T19:50:53Z")

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1.9.0 has increased memory usage for folders with many files, due to case sensitivity checks. We’re bringing that down a bit in 1.10.0. You might also set the case sensitivity option. (If your file systems are all in fact case sensitive.)

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