diff --git a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
index 3d363cffd..d04faef0d 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
+++ b/tracker/tracker-assist/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@openreplay/tracker-assist",
   "description": "Tracker plugin for screen assistance through the WebRTC",
-  "version": "3.5.15",
+  "version": "3.5.16",
   "keywords": [
     "WebRTC",
     "assistance",
diff --git a/tracker/tracker-axios/src/index.ts b/tracker/tracker-axios/src/index.ts
index e7abce84e..14d3387dc 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker-axios/src/index.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker-axios/src/index.ts
@@ -216,4 +216,4 @@ export default function(opts: Partial<Options> = {}) {
 	    return Promise.reject(error);
 	  });
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/package.json b/tracker/tracker/package.json
index 183006c05..7a6fdbe01 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/package.json
+++ b/tracker/tracker/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@openreplay/tracker",
   "description": "The OpenReplay tracker main package",
-  "version": "3.5.15",
+  "version": "3.5.16",
   "keywords": [
     "logging",
     "replay"
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
index be03a968c..16d472c90 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/index.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ export default class App {
       this.ticker.start();
 
       this.notify.log("OpenReplay tracking started.");
+    
       // get rid of onStart ?
       if (typeof this.options.onStart === 'function') {
         this.options.onStart(onStartInfo)
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ export default class App {
       })
     }
   }
-  stop(calledFromAPI = false): void {
+  stop(calledFromAPI = false, restarting = false): void {
     if (this.activityState !== ActivityState.NotActive) {
       try {
         this.sanitizer.clear()
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ export default class App {
           this.session.reset()
         }
         this.notify.log("OpenReplay tracking stopped.")
-        if (this.worker) {
+        if (this.worker && !restarting) {
           this.worker.postMessage("stop")
         }
       } finally {
@@ -478,4 +479,8 @@ export default class App {
       }
     }
   }
+  restart() {
+    this.stop(false, true);
+    this.start({ forceNew: false });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/nodes.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/nodes.ts
index a1c87b6e2..536ba4efc 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/nodes.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/nodes.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ type NodeCallback = (node: Node, isStart: boolean) => void;
 type ElementListener = [string, EventListener];
 
 export default class Nodes {
-  private readonly nodes: Array<Node | undefined>;
-  private readonly nodeCallbacks: Array<NodeCallback>;
-  private readonly elementListeners: Map<number, Array<ElementListener>>;
-  constructor(private readonly node_id: string) {
-    this.nodes = [];
-    this.nodeCallbacks = [];
-    this.elementListeners = new Map();
-  }
+  private nodes: Array<Node | void> = [];
+  private readonly nodeCallbacks: Array<NodeCallback> = [];
+  private readonly elementListeners: Map<number, Array<ElementListener>> = new Map();
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly node_id: string, 
+  ) {}
+
   attachNodeCallback(nodeCallback: NodeCallback): void {
     this.nodeCallbacks.push(nodeCallback);
   }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default class Nodes {
     const id = (node as any)[this.node_id];
     if (id !== undefined) {
       delete (node as any)[this.node_id];
-      this.nodes[id] = undefined;
+      delete this.nodes[id];
       const listeners = this.elementListeners.get(id);
       if (listeners !== undefined) {
         this.elementListeners.delete(id);
@@ -57,13 +57,25 @@ export default class Nodes {
     }
     return id;
   }
+  cleanTree() {
+    // sadly we keep empty items in array here resulting in some memory still being used
+    // but its still better than keeping dead nodes or undef elements
+    // plus we keep our index positions for new/alive nodes
+    // performance test: 3ms for 30k nodes with 17k dead ones
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.nodes.length; i++) {
+      const node = this.nodes[i];
+      if (node && !document.contains(node)) {
+        this.unregisterNode(node);
+      }
+    }
+  }
   callNodeCallbacks(node: Node, isStart: boolean): void {
     this.nodeCallbacks.forEach((cb) => cb(node, isStart));
   }
   getID(node: Node): number | undefined {
     return (node as any)[this.node_id];
   }
-  getNode(id: number): Node | undefined {
+  getNode(id: number) {
     return this.nodes[id];
   }
 
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/observer/observer.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/observer/observer.ts
index 940a7eefb..8c59d6029 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/observer/observer.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/app/observer/observer.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,17 @@ function isObservable(node: Node): boolean {
     - use document as a 0-node in the upper context (should be updated in player at first)
 */
 
+/* 
+  Nikita:
+    - rn we only send unbind event for parent (all child nodes will be cut in the live replay anyways) 
+      to prevent sending 1k+ unbinds for child nodes and making replay file bigger than it should be 
+*/
+
 enum RecentsType {
   New,
   Removed,
   Changed,
+  RemovedChild,
 }
 
 export default abstract class Observer {
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ export default abstract class Observer {
           }
           if (type === 'childList') {
             for (let i = 0; i < mutation.removedNodes.length; i++) {
-              this.bindTree(mutation.removedNodes[i]);
+              this.bindTree(mutation.removedNodes[i], true);
             }
             for (let i = 0; i < mutation.addedNodes.length; i++) {
               this.bindTree(mutation.addedNodes[i]);
@@ -188,8 +195,12 @@ export default abstract class Observer {
       this.recents.set(id, RecentsType.Removed)
     }
   }
+  private unbindChildNode(node: Node): void {
+    const [ id ]= this.app.nodes.registerNode(node);
+    this.recents.set(id, RecentsType.RemovedChild)
+  }
 
-  private bindTree(node: Node): void {
+  private bindTree(node: Node, isChildUnbinding: boolean = false): void {
     if (!isObservable(node)) {
       return
     }
@@ -199,7 +210,8 @@ export default abstract class Observer {
       NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT + NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT,
       {
         acceptNode: (node) =>
-          isIgnored(node) || this.app.nodes.getID(node) !== undefined
+          isIgnored(node) 
+          || (this.app.nodes.getID(node) !== undefined && !isChildUnbinding)
             ? NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT
             : NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT,
       },
@@ -207,11 +219,15 @@ export default abstract class Observer {
       false,
     );
     while (walker.nextNode()) {
-      this.bindNode(walker.currentNode);
+      if (isChildUnbinding) {
+        this.unbindChildNode(walker.currentNode);
+      } else {
+        this.bindNode(walker.currentNode);
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  private unbindNode(node: Node): void {
+  private unbindNode(node: Node) {
     const id = this.app.nodes.unregisterNode(node);
     if (id !== undefined && this.recents.get(id) === RecentsType.Removed) {
       this.app.send(new RemoveNode(id));
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/input.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/input.ts
index 496d642a2..f4d80ebf0 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/input.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/main/modules/input.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export default function (app: App, opts: Partial<Options>): void {
   app.ticker.attach((): void => {
     inputValues.forEach((value, id) => {
       const node = app.nodes.getNode(id);
+      if (!node) return;
       if (!isTextEditable(node)) {
         inputValues.delete(id);
         return;
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ export default function (app: App, opts: Partial<Options>): void {
     });
     checkableValues.forEach((checked, id) => {
       const node = app.nodes.getNode(id);
+      if (!node) return;
       if (!isCheckable(node)) {
         checkableValues.delete(id);
         return;
diff --git a/tracker/tracker/src/webworker/QueueSender.ts b/tracker/tracker/src/webworker/QueueSender.ts
index d4686539d..b5fc8c8ee 100644
--- a/tracker/tracker/src/webworker/QueueSender.ts
+++ b/tracker/tracker/src/webworker/QueueSender.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,3 @@ export default class QueueSender {
   }
 
 }
-
-
-