Editor.log file size grows rapidly when a scene exceeds the "Maximum Shadow on Screen" limit setting in the HDRP Asset

Unity: Lighting

Open

6.3.X

6.0.X

Fixed

6.6.X

6000.6.0a2

6.5.X

6000.5.0b2

Won't Fix

6.4.X

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Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached "IN-133488_UnityBugReport.zip" project
2. Open the “Assets/Scenes/SampleScene.unity”
3. Wait for 1 minute
4. Close the project
5. Open the File Explorer
6. Navigate to "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Unity\Editor" folder
7. Observe the "Editor.log" file size

Actual result: File size exceeds 100mb
Expected result: File size remains normal (around 1 MB or lower)

Reproducible with: 2023.3.0b10, 6000.0.67f1, 6000.3.8f1, 6000.4.0b8, 6000.5.0a6
Could not test with: 2023.3.0b3 (Missing HDRP features)

Reproduced on: Windows 11
Not reproducible on: No other environments tested

Editor.log file size grows rapidly when a scene exceeds the "Maximum Shadow on Screen" limit setting in the HDRP Asset

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Editor.log file size grows rapidly when a scene exceeds the "Maximum Shadow on Screen" limit setting in the HDRP Asset

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