Image Capture uses a lot of RAM

Is this a memory leak of some sort, or is it normal? What can I do to lower that memory usage?
In fact, it had actually peaked at 1.2 GBs of RAM before coming back down a bit.
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Does anyone else have this problem or know of a solution? Whenever I try to scan more than a few pages at a time, my computer slows down to a crawl.
I think the issue stems from the Overview scan, which goes directly into memory...One overview scan took Image Capture's RAM usage from ~18 MBs to over 200. After a second Overview scan, RAM was up from 210.4 MBs to 390.2 MBs. A third takes it from 386.5 to 476.0.
Obviously, this is a major issue, as I only have 2 GBs of RAM. I know that I can get 4 GBs, although RAM prices are high at the moment, but the fact that this program still takes up so much is not good. Is there a way that I can "purge" old overview scans from RAM?
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I have a recent back-up, I'm open to saving user files and starting from scratch with the current hardware, etc... but would need some direction on how to do this. I did upgrade myself using Apple provided instructions.
Here are the EntreCheck results:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 2, 2014 at 12:45:57 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 2 days 0:17:23
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 disk0 : (512.11 GB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        SuperCool (disk1) / [Startup]: 510.88 GB (320.22 GB free)
            Core Storage: disk0s2 511.25 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Western Digital My Passport 070B 319.37 GB
        S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        NATURE2020 (disk2s2) /Volumes/NATURE2020 : 319.03 GB (169.27 GB free)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
    [running]    com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
    [running]    com.surteesstudios.hddfancontroldaemon.plist Support
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
    GrowlHelperApp    Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)
    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    EvernoteHelper    Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
    Google Drive    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
    Dropbox    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
    CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
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    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AllMyTube
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player Support
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    HDD Fan Control Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
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        NATURE2020 [Local]
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        Total number of backups: 4
        Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 17:52:44 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-11-19 21:23:34 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
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        22%    mds
         6%    WindowServer
         4%    Creative Cloud
         3%    Dropbox
         0%    Google Drive
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    223 MB    Finder
    137 MB    mds_stores
    120 MB    Dropbox
    86 MB    Creative Cloud
    86 MB    WindowServer
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    2.82 GB    Active RAM
    1.64 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.59 GB    Wired RAM
    14.83 GB    Page-ins
    2.06 GB    Page-outs

Lex...
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Report generated December 3, 2014 at 8:46:56 AM EST
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    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
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        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
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Disk Information: ℹ️
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        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        SuperCool (disk1) / [Startup]: 510.88 GB (322.45 GB free)
            Core Storage: disk0s2 511.25 GB Online
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        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
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    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
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    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
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    Flash Player Support
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    Auto backup: YES
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        SuperCool: Disk size: 510.88 GB Disk used: 188.43 GB
    Destinations:
        NATURE2020 [Local]
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        Total number of backups: 4
        Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 17:52:44 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-11-19 21:23:34 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 319.03 GB < (Disk used 188.43 GB X 3)
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         7%    WindowServer
         1%    launchservicesd
         0%    launchd
         0%    fontd
         0%    Core Sync
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    103 MB    mds_stores
    86 MB    Creative Cloud
    86 MB    Finder
    77 MB    WindowServer
    60 MB    systemstatsd
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    2.28 GB    Active RAM
    900 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.48 GB    Wired RAM
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