My mistake, it was a 160GB iPod Classic. RAM usage did not go down again once the transfer was completed, nor when the iPod was safely disconnected. It returned to normal once Rhythmbox was shut down, however.
Screenshot attached as proof. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot-3.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/630930/+attachment/1546551/+files/Screenshot-3.png -- Huge memory usage when transferring many songs to iPod https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/630930 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs