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Memory Leak from Unremoved Event Listeners
App memory usage grows over time. Performance degrades after extended use. DevTools memory profiler shows detached DOM nodes and event listeners. Browser tab becomes unresponsive.
Event listeners and subscriptions must be cleaned up when components unmount. Not removing them causes memory to accumulate.
Common Causes
- window/document listeners not removed in useEffect cleanup
- Supabase subscriptions not unsubscribed
- setTimeout/setInterval not cleared
- Observable subscriptions not unsubscribed
- Event handlers recreated on every render
How to Fix It
Clean up listeners in useEffect return:
useEffect(() => {
const handleResize = () => setWidth(window.innerWidth);
window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
return () => {
window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize);
};
}, []);Always unsubscribe from Supabase and clean up timers:
useEffect(() => {
const id = setTimeout(() => {}, 1000);
return () => clearTimeout(id);
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