Does your Firefox browser do this? ( INSANE RAM usage )

Marian Berghes · 07-15-2009, 02:53 PM

I only had like 5-6 tabs opened, no flashy sites or alot of videos loading or stuff.

If I open 2-3 youtube videos at a time or stuff like that it shoots up to 1GB RAM+

Most of the times it stays at ~500 MB but this is pretty often too, so its not a 1 time case...it happens daily to me and it slows down the browser and my pc.

It doesn't matter what type of websites I open, it still uses the same amount of memory.

Anyone have any idea why? and how can I fix it?

AverageGuy · 07-15-2009, 03:05 PM

not sure firefox. I used opera and has the similar problems. basically, it is because the memory is not correctly released by broswer (or windows). when it happens, minimize your browser, it should be forced to release the memory. at least, it is true for opera.

david

Stallion · 07-15-2009, 03:07 PM

Yep. I have mine crawl up to a gig of ram. I don't think it is firefox itself that is memory leaking but a plugin. On my computer it was the SEO for firefox plugin that caused it. I just disabled the plugin and the memory is stays under 200mb. I enable it when i need it.

Clayton Jolin · 07-15-2009, 03:10 PM

Mine do stays under 150 MB for most of the time. However, it takes at least 10 seconds to load when I first launch it!

CJ

Nick Brighton · 07-15-2009, 03:19 PM

there are ways to reduce mem usage. Youtube it first, there's some common tricks which work quite well and they also speed up the performance.

One of my favorites is using Tiny Menus...so your menu bar is compressed and just a thing slither across the top.

I also disabled and removed any unused plug ins. They kill your browser and are pointless unless you use them religiously.

07-15-2009, 02:53 PM	#1
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AverageGuy Not Jr. Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LA, CA, USA. Posts: 2,185 Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Does your Firefox browser do this? ( INSANE RAM usage ) not sure firefox. I used opera and has the similar problems. basically, it is because the memory is not correctly released by broswer (or windows). when it happens, minimize your browser, it should be forced to release the memory. at least, it is true for opera. david
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Stallion HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 254 Thanks: 103 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Does your Firefox browser do this? ( INSANE RAM usage ) Yep. I have mine crawl up to a gig of ram. I don't think it is firefox itself that is memory leaking but a plugin. On my computer it was the SEO for firefox plugin that caused it. I just disabled the plugin and the memory is stays under 200mb. I enable it when i need it.

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Clayton Jolin Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: office Posts: 65 Thanks: 25 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Does your Firefox browser do this? ( INSANE RAM usage ) Mine do stays under 150 MB for most of the time. However, it takes at least 10 seconds to load when I first launch it! CJ

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Nick Brighton Money Grows On Trees... War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In the trenches... Posts: 2,375 Thanks: 553 Thanked 527 Times in 235 Posts Contact Info	Re: Does your Firefox browser do this? ( INSANE RAM usage ) there are ways to reduce mem usage. Youtube it first, there's some common tricks which work quite well and they also speed up the performance. One of my favorites is using Tiny Menus...so your menu bar is compressed and just a thing slither across the top. I also disabled and removed any unused plug ins. They kill your browser and are pointless unless you use them religiously.
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