This issue appears to still be present on Ubuntu 23.04 x64 with package "gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng 46+really47.0.2-3".
As the previous commenter wrote, uninstalling the extension fixed the memory leak: $ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
This issue appears to still be present on Ubuntu 23.04 x64 with package "gnome- shell-extension -desktop- icons-ng 46+really47.0.2-3".
As the previous commenter wrote, uninstalling the extension fixed the memory leak: extension- desktop- icons-ng
$ sudo apt remove gnome-shell-