High CPU usage on vanilla Obsidian

Bug reports
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Steps to reproduce

  • open sandbox vault
  • Create new file
  • Write some text
  • paste some text

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide?

yes

Expected result

  • like any other electron app i expect
    • around 5-10% cpu usage with simple tasks
      • writing
        • scrolling

Actual result

  • obsidian shoots to 30-40%
    • when I write
      • copy text
        • scroll

Environment

Debug:

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.5.12
Installer version: v1.5.12
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.22631
Login status: not logged in
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

Intel(R) Core™ i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz#
16.00 GB RAM

2

If anyone experiences the same problem:

It seems that there are plugins that even after uninstalled cause obsidian files to corrupt.

I just deleted all Obsidian files from my computer (the ones under appdata/roam etc) and Obsidian now behaves as expected. After I installed the “Readitlater” plugin I had the same spikes in CPU usage, even after deleting the plugin and all the files related to it. This forced me to delete everything again and to make a fresh Obsidian install.

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