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# How should I handle PDFNet terminate?

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The PDFNet `terminate` method is currently a no-op in the `.NET Framework` version of PDFNet, and it can be safely omitted.

PDFNet `terminate` is not a required method call for most of the Apryse SDK. It should only be called optionally after all other PDFNet methods. The `terminate` should also only be called once before ending the application.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Only call terminate once**

The terminate method will destroy required parts of PDFNet which are not designed to be restarted even with the initialize method.
{% endhint %}

The main reason PDFNet `terminate` exists is to clean up some resources which would be mistakenly reported as `memory leaks` in memory tracking applications (such as Purify or BoundsChecker etc).


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