Run GC.Collect synchronously

Question

GC.Collect appears to start the garbage collection in a background thread, and then return immediately. How can I run GC.Collect synchronously -- i

Answer 1

Finalizers always run on a separate thread regardless of whether you're using a concurrent GC or not. If you want to ensure that finalizers have been run, try GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers instead.