(Archived) Chrome Web Clipper takes huge chunks of usage.

[loanme5 0]

I selected a few paragraphs within a Chrome web page. I then right clicked and selected "clip selection. The clipper began downloading 1000's of pages. When I got it to cancel it was over 17,000 pages, and my usage had jumped from 2 or 3 MB to 12 MB. Even though the note in Evernote was only the two paragraphs I selected.

A little later I used the Evernote Chrome button to clip an article. I thought it worked fine until I saw that the usage had jumped up another 12 MB to 24 MB used.

Now I am afraid to clip anything. Neither clip that showed up in Evernote is longer that a few paragraphs. I've check usage online as well - same thing.

Any suggestions? Or do I need to just quit using the Chrome Clipper

Thanks

Windows Vista OS

[Owyn 457]

Can you post the URL of the page and if possible a screen shot of the culprit selection?

The Chrome clipper works very well MOST of the time. I use it 20 times a day on average.

Occasionally it still gets messed up on specific pages.

[loanme5 0]

Hi,

Not sure what the first clipping was. I was in such a hurry to stop it and dump it.

The url for the second event is: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/C ... 8108&hl=en

On the second clip I used "clip this page".

Thanks

[Owyn 457]

I repeated your clip as follows:

- Exit & Restart Chrome. This ensured that I am using a fresh copy of the Clipper.

- Waited for current tabs at exit to be restored.

- Started Chrome -> Wrench -> Tools -> Task Manager

- Noted initial Private Memory for "Extension: Clip to Evernote" (21,480K)

- Opened your url in new tab & clipped full page

-- Peak memory usage was approx 26,500K

-- Usage after clip complete and confirmation alert closed was 21,460K

Bottomline, no problem seen. Typical action by clipper.

At this point I am confused about what you were monitoring.

[Owyn 457]

Repeated test after changing Clip Styling option from "Preserve style only for text" to "Preserve all styles".

Similar results.

[Owyn 457]

:?

Just realized you were talking about your Usage quota.

Checked size of the two clips. 166KB & 184KB.

[loanme5 0]

Thanks Owen,

I do not know how to recreate it. I'll just chance it, and make sure I grab everything if it happens again. If someone at Evernote were to total my notes for July they would see that they come no where close to 24 MBs. 3 or 4 MBs at the most, yet my usage did jump about 20 MBs after my last to clippings. Oh well, I'll just take my chances until in happens again.

Thanks again.

[Owyn 457]

Suggest you open a support request with Evernote.