Why does OneDrive use 1.5 Gb of RAM even when not syncing anything?

[Jim of Seattle]

OneDrive is always the largest consumer of RAM on my system, and that RAM usage is the same whether or not it is actively syncing anything. Microsoft support of course is a hall of mirrors for which the company should be ashamed, so I'm coming here to find answers. My question really is not complicated. Why does OneDrive require this much RAM when it is essentially idle? If someone can explain why and that it is a normal thing I should live with, fine, but I want to make sure nothing is wrong here, and/or if there is something I can do to claim back that RAM.

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