dive_mistress Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Mozilla memorry usage increases and increases by the minute. I changed the about:config (something like that) weeks ago but it really seems to slow down my computer. What can I do ? I heard about "memory leaks" , how can i fix this in a not to complicated way? What is a normal amount of memory usage? Mine was up to 100kb last night. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Mozilla memorry usage increases and increases by the minute. I changed the about:config (something like that) weeks ago but it really seems to slow down my computer. What can I do ? I heard about "memory leaks" , how can i fix this in a not to complicated way?What is a normal amount of memory usage? Mine was up to 100kb last night. Thanks Hi , I'm pretty sure you mean 100MB. If you have mutliple tabs open with graphic intensive sites, that's normal. Poorly written extensions can be memory hogs as well. There's a good article here with some suggestions. Reducing Memory usage - Firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjo o tjim Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Don't suppose you can tell us what you changed in About:Config? There is nothing you can do yourself about a memory leak, aside from disabling that functionality (which may or may not be possible). If the memory goes up while Mozilla is idle (you aren't browsing), that is a good indication of a memory leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insight Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 This instance of Firefox is currently using ~65MB. I'd much prefer one instance of Firefox around 100MB, than three instances plus of IE at around the same.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 hi' never had any problem with it, just run Firetune to set it up without any risk to make a silly mistake and then check how many extensions you have that you don't use ... could be smart to unsintall it, save bookmarks before ... ) they are in docs and settings/app data/firefox or mozilla{depends which one you use}/profile/abcdef1234/bookmarks.html once uninstall, delete all program files folder and doca nd setting as well. reinstall, cleanly, and add only the extensions that you use perso, I have only one : noscript.... enough francois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dive_mistress Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 Oh I changed the about config thing that was recomended somewhere on this forum. Nothing I came up with myself. Thanks for the tips. By the way I have learned the hard way to save my book marks. I usually just go to ..manage bookmarks .>>> Export >> and save as an html. Easy to edit them with an editor as well. I love all my extensions!! Could be the problem though. I will get rid of the ones I dont use. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMK Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hi, My Firefox is using 85-90 MB right now out of the 2 GB I have installed - seems like a reasonable amount to me. "Memory leak" generally implies a leak that uses ever increasing amounts of memory until you run out or crash. For backups, I'd like to suggest MozBackup. Although there is a disclaimer on that functionality, it also backs up externsions, and does work with all of mine. Peter Mozilla memorry usage increases and increases by the minute. I changed the about:config (something like that) weeks ago but it really seems to slow down my computer. What can I do ? I heard about "memory leaks" , how can i fix this in a not to complicated way?What is a normal amount of memory usage? Mine was up to 100kb last night. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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