Hunting Leaks
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Different tools and techniques are used to hunt leaks:

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   * - Tools
     - Description
   * - :ref:`Bloatview`
     - BloatView is a tool that shows information about cumulative memory usage and leaks.
   * - :ref:`Refcount Tracing and Balancing`
     - Refcount tracing and balancing are advanced techniques for tracking down leak of refcounted objects found with BloatView.
   * - `GC and CC logs </performance/memory/gc_and_cc_logs.html>`_
     - Garbage collector (GC) and cycle collector (CC) logs give information about why various JS and C++ objects are alive in the heap.
   * - :ref:`DMD Heap Scan Mode`
     - Heap profiler within Firefox