Author Topic: Firefox is a memory hog?? (Read 5513 times)

TriniXaeno · « **on:** May 27, 2009, 08:25:04 PM »

Of recent, noticed firefox taking more than its fair share of memory.

See attached.

wtmc???

Is firefox this notorios a memory hog on everyone's PC? I have two extensions installed, downthemall and saveimages.

Usually have several tabs open, 10+ but still.

Got damn, it is taking up more memory than Dawn of War 2!

Carigamers · « **on:** May 27, 2009, 08:25:04 PM »

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2009, 08:29:28 PM »

27 tabs, 451mb memory. Tried updating/reinstalling?

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2009, 08:36:24 PM »

yes it is a memory hog

with a few tabs open mine is usually 100+ megs
dont know bout 800 megs thats a bit extreme but it is a known hog
you could also try the 64 bit version, see if that works better for you

Archer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:23:57 PM »

I agree, uses a lot of memory. One time mine used as much memory as seen in the screenshot noob posted.

Arcmanov · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:33:00 PM »

Which is why yall need to park up that inferior browser and use Maxthon.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:33:00 PM »

Nephilim · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:43:40 PM »

allyuh not on chrome yet?

either way noob remember that your extensions use up memory too

EmpireKing · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2009, 09:52:39 PM »

i never go over 120...if it did my pc wud probably blow up.....time to upgrade yes...anybudy hav parts in d garbage dey wanna fish out an fling my way?

Nephilim · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2009, 06:50:27 AM »

Quote from: EmpireKing on May 27, 2009, 09:52:39 PM

i never go over 120...if it did my pc wud probably blow up.....time to upgrade yes...anybudy hav parts in d garbage dey wanna fish out an fling my way?

check hard sell listing it have a real fking bess deal there, will server you well for a timing, 2KTTDs

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chinarakinda · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2009, 08:02:16 AM »

Quote from: Arcman on May 27, 2009, 09:33:00 PM

Which is why yall need to park up that inferior browser and use Maxthon.

Arc I really gave Maxthon a try. There are some things that I liked and some things I didn't. In the end the things that I didn't really turned me off it.

Mainly its auto form filling feature, as well as remembering passwords and password manager sucks. To me it was over complicated with features and not user friendly.

I did like having a profile so I can have my bookmarks from anywhere with a Maxthon browser installed.

I like the simplicity of Chrome. They need to have java support though.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2009, 08:50:27 AM »

I'm considering (shudders) Internet Explorer 8, lol

Nephilim · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2009, 09:00:06 AM »

Quote from: chinarakinda on May 28, 2009, 08:02:16 AM

I like the simplicity of Chrome. They need to have java support though.

as far as i can tell chrome works with java

i'm running the newest version with JREu13 works fine

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml - test java here

Arcmanov · « **Reply #11 on:** May 28, 2009, 09:01:46 AM »

Actually, I use IE8 a lot, and its rather impressive, but it still doesn't come CLOSE to Maxthon interms of features.
Still, its good as a secondary browser.

...and I use the 1st version, not Maxthon 2.

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #12 on:** May 28, 2009, 09:31:02 AM »

Quote from: chinarakinda on May 28, 2009, 08:02:16 AM

Quote from: Arcman on May 27, 2009, 09:33:00 PM
Which is why yall need to park up that inferior browser and use Maxthon.

Arc I really gave Maxthon a try. There are some things that I liked and some things I didn't. In the end the things that I didn't really turned me off it.

Mainly its auto form filling feature, as well as remembering passwords and password manager sucks. To me it was over complicated with features and not user friendly.

I did like having a profile so I can have my bookmarks from anywhere with a Maxthon browser installed.

I like the simplicity of Chrome. They need to have java support though.

you can use google bookmarks to take your bookmarks anywhere . Fox marks is a firefox specific way to do that as well by google bookmarks works on ie and firefox

Netizen1 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2009, 09:36:51 AM »

Foxmarks is now Xmarks and works on IE and Safari as well.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2009, 02:26:04 PM »

hmmm...maxthon did serve me well back in the day. (ponders)

Tried Chrome but wasn't impressed enough and retreated to firefox.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2009, 03:23:09 PM »

Quote from: chinarakinda on May 28, 2009, 08:02:16 AM

Quote from: Arcman on May 27, 2009, 09:33:00 PM
Which is why yall need to park up that inferior browser and use Maxthon.

Arc I really gave Maxthon a try. There are some things that I liked and some things I didn't. In the end the things that I didn't really turned me off it.

Mainly its auto form filling feature, as well as remembering passwords and password manager sucks. To me it was over complicated with features and not user friendly.

I did like having a profile so I can have my bookmarks from anywhere with a Maxthon browser installed.

I like the simplicity of Chrome. They need to have java support though.

I agree with that, Chrome fast and simple. It is real fast on the netbook anyhow.

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2009, 03:57:29 PM »

why do we care??
who here has less than 4 gigs right now??

EmpireKing · « **Reply #17 on:** May 28, 2009, 06:38:41 PM »

Quote from: Crixx_Creww on May 28, 2009, 03:57:29 PM

why do we care??
who here has less than 4 gigs right now??

Im afraid to even answer that.....sigh...i needz a job

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #18 on:** June 06, 2009, 09:11:16 PM »

Downloaded chrome again to give it a whirl (still have Maxthon on the to do list)

Have 13 tabs in Firefox and 12 tabs in Chrome.

See the interesting results in task manager.

Firefox is managing an impressive 38% CPU utilization (check my stats on the side for the cpu it is "mannerzin") while eating a whopping 1gb of system memory. Kudos to the firefox team. No easy feat I'm sure. That has to be the mother of memory leaks.

Again, I do have three aforementioned plugins installed. Maybe one of them is the culprit.

Chrome is taking a much more modest 100mb allotment of system memory and negligible CPU power.

Though, in three separate processes. I noticed Internet Explorer also takes this approach. Though you have only one browser open, you see several Internet Explorer processes running in Task Manager. Not sure why, but it seems to be more efficient than Firefox's single process method.

Netizen1 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2009, 10:34:52 AM »

hi noob, what version you running there?

I also came across http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions where Downthemall is listed.

I've been searching for "memory leak firefox" and came across a few hits that blame FF itself, and then some say the extension

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2009, 10:34:52 AM »

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