# Open Chrome DevTools 1. Memory tab → Heap snapshot → Take snapshot (Baseline) 2. Use application heavily (10-15 operations) 3. Take snapshot (After Load) 4. Wait 5 minutes idle 5. Force GC (garbage can icon in Memory tab) 6. Take snapshot (After GC) # Compare snapshots: Baseline → After Load → After GC # Red flag if: After GC > Baseline by 30%+ AND growing trend __ __