Reading Live Leaks

The Live Leaks tab is the primary MVP interface for inspecting handles that are still live at the current moment in Play Mode.

Layout

List pane (left) — grouped entries sorted by severity, age, or occurrence count.
Detail pane (right) — leak trace, severity badge, actions, optional stack trace.
Split width is resizable and persisted in EditorPrefs.

Control	Purpose
Recording / Paused	Toggle event capture (triggers ILPP recompile)
Verbose	Capture stack traces at load/release (more overhead)
Clear	Reset event log and live registry
Show ignored	Include allowlisted patterns in the list
Search	Filter groups by asset key or call site
Live counter	Group count + worst severity indicator

List columns (conceptual)

Each group shows:

Asset or scene key (DebugName / resolved address)
Call site (FileName:line or member name)
Operation kind (LoadAsset, Instantiate, LoadScene, …)
Handle count when multiple live handles share the same site (×N)
Severity color dot

Detail panel

Leak trace — chronological load origin and lifecycle hints.
Severity badge — Normal, Aging, RedundantLoad, SceneSurvivor.
Ignore this pattern — add call site to allowlist.
Copy trace — clipboard export for bug reports.
Related call sites — other live handles for the same asset.
Stack trace (Verbose) — foldout with captured stack at injection time.

Sort modes

Severity — SceneSurvivor first (default for triage).
Age — oldest live handles first.
Occurrence — highest duplicate count first.

ILPP diagnostics
Edit assembly exclude list
Manage ignored patterns (dedicated window)

Tips

Grey/yellow entries may be intentional preloads — use allowlist rather than forcing release.
Red SceneSurvivor after scene change is the strongest signal of a missing Release before transition.
After fixing code, re-enter Play Mode for a clean session or use Clear.

See also