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OBS Freezes on "STOPPING RECORDING"
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
30.2.3
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/3OfEdgTxOsSoIBVO
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
Recording should stop within a few seconds of clicking the stop button and program remain operational.
Current Behavior
When stopping recording, the button displays "stopping recording" and OBS program freezes up.
Steps to Reproduce
- Start stream and recording
2.Stop Stream and recording
3.After waiting several moments use task manager to force close OBS as it's not responding.
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Anything else we should know?
Dedicated Streaming / Recording pc is i7-11700k with 32GB of 3600 RAM, running on a 1tb NVME and recording to a separate 1tb SATA SSD. Issue presents after recording for half an hour.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the OBS Studio log at https://obsproject.com/logs/3OfEdgTxOsSoIBVO and reproducing the stop-recording freeze on Windows 11 with OBS 30.2.3. Trace the recording shutdown path to determine why OBS remains on “STOPPING RECORDING”; done means recording stops within a few seconds and OBS remains responsive after the reported workflow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100