What is Crashpad crash reporter?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
A crash reporter from a Chromium-based browser or Electron app, waiting in case of crashes.
Crashpad is the crash-reporting tool used by Chromium browsers and many Electron apps. It waits quietly in the background and records a report if its app crashes. It normally uses almost no resources.
- Category
- Third-party
- Safe to quit:
- Yes
Applies to processes whose name ends with "crashpad_handler".
Why is Crashpad crash reporter using so much CPU or memory?
- Its app is crashing and reports are being written
- Crash reports being uploaded after a crash
What to do
- 1Check the file path to see which app it belongs to
- 2Update or reinstall that app if it keeps crashing
Safe to quit? Yes.
Safe to quit; the app just won't record crash reports until restarted.
Part of the Taskglass Process Library