# \#garbage-collection

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## [Garbage Collection Time with ZGC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/garbage-collection-time-with-zgc/56079)

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**Author:** [@AntonioSousa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonioSousa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/garbage-collection-time-with-zgc/56079 "2026-06-02T23:10:03Z")

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ZGC is the Z Garbage Collector. It’s quite different from other Garbage Collectors, as it is always “working”. It seems that Dynatrace is misinterpreting Garbage Collection time, and always maintaining a problem open. …

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## [Notification for excessive Full Garbage Collections in a JVM](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/notification-for-excessive-full-garbage-collections-in-a-jvm/33817)

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**Author:** [@SteveHall](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/SteveHall)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/notification-for-excessive-full-garbage-collections-in-a-jvm/33817 "2024-12-25T16:40:17Z")

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One of our applications that Dynatrace monitors recently had 172 Full GCs in a one hour period. 256 garbage collections were performed in a one hour period and 172 of those (67.1875%) were Full GCs. While our organizat…

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## [Purepaths that are still being executed?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/purepaths-that-are-still-being-executed/33025)

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**Author:** [@AntonioSousa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonioSousa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/purepaths-that-are-still-being-executed/33025 "2021-10-19T15:57:26Z")

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I have had this need several times, but not sure if it can be tackled at the moment. There are times, especially when things get a little out of control, like in intense Garbage Collection events, where I imagine that a …