How do I detect memory leaks?

[varjoy (variable)]

How do I detect memory leaks? or what scripts are causing it?

[KingOfHungry (Jake)]

There’s not really a way to “detect” a memory leak per say. They are definitely noticeable over time as the game will lag with the consumption of so much memory. However, as long as you follow good practice, disconnect events that don’t have a purpose, and destroying/deleting any reference to something that you don’t need. Following this, memory leaks shouldn’t happen. One way to technically “detect” if there’s a memory leak is if the client memory continually rises. However, this method is not reliable as memory usage fluctuates.

[ExcessEnergy]

Here is an article, that has section devoted to finding possible memory leaks.

Garbage Collection and Memory Leaks in Roblox - What you should know

This article is meant to teach you how to prevent memory leaks and how the Roblox lua garbage collector works. What is garbage collection? Garbage collection, for those who are new to the term, is the process that a lot of languages such as JavaScript, python, and lua use to clean up memory. When values are no longer being used, they get garbage collected thus freeing up any memory they used. What are memory leaks? Memory leaks may sound like something scary. It might sound like it means infor…