Sequence of GC and unloading assets in Unity3D
Sometimes we need to release useless resources manually in game development.
But I'm not sure which is better between
System.GC.Collect();
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
and
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
System.GC.Collect();
AFAIK, both of them are async operations and there might be no difference.
So my question is...
- Are there any difference?
- If so, which is better?
c# memory-management garbage-collection unity3d
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
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Sometimes we need to release useless resources manually in game development.
But I'm not sure which is better between
System.GC.Collect();
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
and
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
System.GC.Collect();
AFAIK, both of them are async operations and there might be no difference.
So my question is...
- Are there any difference?
- If so, which is better?
c# memory-management garbage-collection unity3d
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00
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Sometimes we need to release useless resources manually in game development.
But I'm not sure which is better between
System.GC.Collect();
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
and
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
System.GC.Collect();
AFAIK, both of them are async operations and there might be no difference.
So my question is...
- Are there any difference?
- If so, which is better?
c# memory-management garbage-collection unity3d
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
Sometimes we need to release useless resources manually in game development.
But I'm not sure which is better between
System.GC.Collect();
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
and
Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
System.GC.Collect();
AFAIK, both of them are async operations and there might be no difference.
So my question is...
- Are there any difference?
- If so, which is better?
c# memory-management garbage-collection unity3d
c# memory-management garbage-collection unity3d
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
asked Jul 9 '13 at 1:30
Joon HongJoon Hong
1,0351022
1,0351022
UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00
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UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00
UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00
UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00
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There is no difference between these two kinds.
System.GC.Collect() will tell .Net collector to collect objects which are managed by mono in the managed heap, while Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets deals with assets (textures, sounds and other media) which are put in the native heap. The two method do totally different things, so there is no different which one will be executed first. (As you said, they are both async and you just set a flag to suggest the system it could be a good time to do a collect.)
In fact, it is not so common to call GC collect yourself, except you have a good reason. The GC of system will work in proper time, most of calling for forcing a garbage collect are not so necessary as you think.
If you are wondering more about Unity's memory, you can refer to this blog, which can tell you things in detail.
answered Jul 9 '13 at 4:32
onevcatonevcat
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As unity guy said UnloadUnusedAssets inside also calls System.GC.Collect(); so if you call UnloadUnusedAssets, you don't need to call System.GC.Collect
answered Nov 23 '18 at 5:10
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There is no difference between these two kinds.
System.GC.Collect() will tell .Net collector to collect objects which are managed by mono in the managed heap, while Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets deals with assets (textures, sounds and other media) which are put in the native heap. The two method do totally different things, so there is no different which one will be executed first. (As you said, they are both async and you just set a flag to suggest the system it could be a good time to do a collect.)
In fact, it is not so common to call GC collect yourself, except you have a good reason. The GC of system will work in proper time, most of calling for forcing a garbage collect are not so necessary as you think.
If you are wondering more about Unity's memory, you can refer to this blog, which can tell you things in detail.
answered Jul 9 '13 at 4:32
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There is no difference between these two kinds.
System.GC.Collect() will tell .Net collector to collect objects which are managed by mono in the managed heap, while Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets deals with assets (textures, sounds and other media) which are put in the native heap. The two method do totally different things, so there is no different which one will be executed first. (As you said, they are both async and you just set a flag to suggest the system it could be a good time to do a collect.)
In fact, it is not so common to call GC collect yourself, except you have a good reason. The GC of system will work in proper time, most of calling for forcing a garbage collect are not so necessary as you think.
If you are wondering more about Unity's memory, you can refer to this blog, which can tell you things in detail.
answered Jul 9 '13 at 4:32
onevcatonevcat
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There is no difference between these two kinds.
System.GC.Collect() will tell .Net collector to collect objects which are managed by mono in the managed heap, while Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets deals with assets (textures, sounds and other media) which are put in the native heap. The two method do totally different things, so there is no different which one will be executed first. (As you said, they are both async and you just set a flag to suggest the system it could be a good time to do a collect.)
In fact, it is not so common to call GC collect yourself, except you have a good reason. The GC of system will work in proper time, most of calling for forcing a garbage collect are not so necessary as you think.
If you are wondering more about Unity's memory, you can refer to this blog, which can tell you things in detail.
answered Jul 9 '13 at 4:32
onevcatonevcat
3,8431625
There is no difference between these two kinds.
System.GC.Collect() will tell .Net collector to collect objects which are managed by mono in the managed heap, while Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets deals with assets (textures, sounds and other media) which are put in the native heap. The two method do totally different things, so there is no different which one will be executed first. (As you said, they are both async and you just set a flag to suggest the system it could be a good time to do a collect.)
In fact, it is not so common to call GC collect yourself, except you have a good reason. The GC of system will work in proper time, most of calling for forcing a garbage collect are not so necessary as you think.
If you are wondering more about Unity's memory, you can refer to this blog, which can tell you things in detail.
answered Jul 9 '13 at 4:32
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As unity guy said UnloadUnusedAssets inside also calls System.GC.Collect(); so if you call UnloadUnusedAssets, you don't need to call System.GC.Collect
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As unity guy said UnloadUnusedAssets inside also calls System.GC.Collect(); so if you call UnloadUnusedAssets, you don't need to call System.GC.Collect
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As unity guy said UnloadUnusedAssets inside also calls System.GC.Collect(); so if you call UnloadUnusedAssets, you don't need to call System.GC.Collect
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As unity guy said UnloadUnusedAssets inside also calls System.GC.Collect(); so if you call UnloadUnusedAssets, you don't need to call System.GC.Collect
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UnloadUnusedAsset is async, but actually you can yield to wait until it ends.
– Heisenbug
Jul 9 '13 at 9:00