Comments on: Reducing Your Memory Usage In Firefox http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/ Technology News Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:18:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-111549 Ryan Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:13:22 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-111549 When I'm using Firefox with a few dozen tabs open it is normally above 500MB of memory as well. This isn't an unknown occurance, and hasn't even been fixed in Firefox 2. You're right that they need to focus on performance more. When I’m using Firefox with a few dozen tabs open it is normally above 500MB of memory as well. This isn’t an unknown occurance, and hasn’t even been fixed in Firefox 2. You’re right that they need to focus on performance more.

]]> By: JoeUser http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-111365 JoeUser Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:10:55 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-111365 Well, I have a gig of ram too but Firefox 1.5.0.12 is currently hogging 455M of that. Yeah, I have 2 windows open with 15 tabs in one and 30 in the other but that still blows. I hated going to FF 1.5 from 1.0 series and I'm still running 1.5 because I didn't like the 2.0 series. Its becoming increaingly obvious that open source is not a solution to needless bloatware. Too many fingers in the pie gives us too much worthless crome and an incessant need to rearrange the furniture. Every new version is an entirely new (and dumber) design for the Properties dialog (oh wait - no, its the options dialog this time). Well, I have a gig of ram too but Firefox 1.5.0.12 is currently hogging 455M of that. Yeah, I have 2 windows open with 15 tabs in one and 30 in the other but that still blows. I hated going to FF 1.5 from 1.0 series and I’m still running 1.5 because I didn’t like the 2.0 series. Its becoming increaingly obvious that open source is not a solution to needless bloatware. Too many fingers in the pie gives us too much worthless crome and an incessant need to rearrange the furniture. Every new version is an entirely new (and dumber) design for the Properties dialog (oh wait - no, its the options dialog this time).

]]> By: Memory Hog: Firefox at Aspirations of a [Phronemophiliac] http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-94621 Memory Hog: Firefox at Aspirations of a [Phronemophiliac] Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:24:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-94621 [...] the problem could be with the load of extensions we have on Firefox. CyberNet has a good list of popular add-ons that take up lots of memory. Sometimes switching plugins can [...] [...] the problem could be with the load of extensions we have on Firefox. CyberNet has a good list of popular add-ons that take up lots of memory. Sometimes switching plugins can [...]

]]> By: richwklein.com » Blog Archive » Reducing Your Firefox Memory Usage — Which Extensions Hog Your Memory http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-92777 richwklein.com » Blog Archive » Reducing Your Firefox Memory Usage — Which Extensions Hog Your Memory Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:23:57 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-92777 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: BlogRodent » Blog Archive » Making Firefox faster: editing your about:config http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-88805 BlogRodent » Blog Archive » Making Firefox faster: editing your about:config Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:42:02 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-88805 [...] CyberNetNews: Reducing Your Memory Usage In Firefox [...] [...] CyberNetNews: Reducing Your Memory Usage In Firefox [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-73205 Anonymous Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:12:29 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-73205 Oh! very disappointing, I have to quit using firefox / seamonkey because they use so much more memory (adverage at least 4 times) than IE did and never releases. Is Mozilla so broken inside already? just dying like good old Netscape as we saw it. So we lost the browser battle to Bill AGAIN ??? Opera is not USABLE I had been trying it since some earily release to the current one, it is not UP TO STANDARD cannot even display gmail for me! And I never get wma's to sound outside of windows Oh! very disappointing, I have to quit using firefox / seamonkey because they use so much more memory (adverage at least 4 times) than IE did and never releases.

Is Mozilla so broken inside already? just dying like good old Netscape as we saw it.

So we lost the browser battle to Bill AGAIN ???

Opera is not USABLE I had been trying it since some earily release to the current one, it is not UP TO STANDARD cannot even display gmail for me!

And I never get wma’s to sound outside of windows

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-70356 Ryan Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:13:48 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-70356 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-70270">LordLiverpool wrote:</a><blockquote>Sure, I have 1GB of RAM and lots of hard disk, but I didn't pay for those resources to be squandered by badly written applications.</blockquote></div> It is truly a problem if you have absolutely no extensions installed, otherwise I would not say that Firefox is to blame. If you think it is that poorly written why are you using it? LordLiverpool wrote:
Sure, I have 1GB of RAM and lots of hard disk, but I didn’t pay for those resources to be squandered by badly written applications.

It is truly a problem if you have absolutely no extensions installed, otherwise I would not say that Firefox is to blame. If you think it is that poorly written why are you using it?

]]> By: LordLiverpool http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-70270 LordLiverpool Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:22:39 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-70270 Firefox 2.0 was consuming an absolutely staggering 760MB of virtual memory last night (don't remember how much physical mem, but a lot too), with maybe 5 or 6 tabs open. This isn't about memory leaks, it's about memory usage. The memory may be released afterwards, but it shouldn't be using those insane amounts in the first place. Sure, I have 1GB of RAM and lots of hard disk, but I didn't pay for those resources to be squandered by badly written applications. I actually like to have more than one app open at once. Enough of this indulgence of Firefox and Mozilla, which is never extended to Microsoft: FIX THE PROBLEMS. NOW. Firefox 2.0 was consuming an absolutely staggering 760MB of virtual memory last night (don’t remember how much physical mem, but a lot too), with maybe 5 or 6 tabs open. This isn’t about memory leaks, it’s about memory usage. The memory may be released afterwards, but it shouldn’t be using those insane amounts in the first place. Sure, I have 1GB of RAM and lots of hard disk, but I didn’t pay for those resources to be squandered by badly written applications. I actually like to have more than one app open at once. Enough of this indulgence of Firefox and Mozilla, which is never extended to Microsoft: FIX THE PROBLEMS. NOW.

]]> By: Solving Firefox Memory Leak Problems - Step by Step Guide » techgurls!!! http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-29109 Solving Firefox Memory Leak Problems - Step by Step Guide » techgurls!!! Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:50:59 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-29109 [...] References: - Reducing Your Memory Usage in Firefox by Cybernet News - This May Help Your Firefox Memory Leak by Cybernet News - Problematic Extensions by MozillaZine [...] [...] References: - Reducing Your Memory Usage in Firefox by Cybernet News - This May Help Your Firefox Memory Leak by Cybernet News - Problematic Extensions by MozillaZine [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-27362 Ryan Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:10:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-27362 That is nearly impossible UNLESS you are using <a href="http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/03/26/this-may-help-your-firefox-memory-leak/" rel="nofollow">this tweak</a>. That is nearly impossible UNLESS you are using this tweak.

]]> By: MASA http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-27350 MASA Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:15:53 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-27350 I got 82 extensions installed with over 16 tabs open and firefox is about 14MB of ram. I got a GB of RAM and about half of the extensions you mentioned I have installed. I got 82 extensions installed with over 16 tabs open and firefox is about 14MB of ram.

I got a GB of RAM and about half of the extensions you mentioned I have installed.

]]> By: Software » Reducing Your Firefox Memory Usage — Which Extensions Hog Your Memory http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-16554 Software » Reducing Your Firefox Memory Usage — Which Extensions Hog Your Memory Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:02:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-16554 [...] A good guide on which extensions you need to watch out for in Firefox. You won’t believe how popular some of the extensions are that have memory leaks!read more | digg story [...] [...] A good guide on which extensions you need to watch out for in Firefox. You won’t believe how popular some of the extensions are that have memory leaks!read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Balaji’s Blog » Firefox extensions cause memory leak http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-14659 Balaji’s Blog » Firefox extensions cause memory leak Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:03:40 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-14659 [...] Shortly thereafter, I came across an article on digg that pointed out several of my favourite extensions are responsible for memory leaks in Firefox, notably SessionSaver, FlashGot and Adblock (the last 2 only when installed together, not otherwise). So, what’s a extension-loving firefox geek to do? [...] [...] Shortly thereafter, I came across an article on digg that pointed out several of my favourite extensions are responsible for memory leaks in Firefox, notably SessionSaver, FlashGot and Adblock (the last 2 only when installed together, not otherwise). So, what’s a extension-loving firefox geek to do? [...]

]]> By: A Blog of Very Little Brain » Firefox extensions update, the HARD way http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-6282 A Blog of Very Little Brain » Firefox extensions update, the HARD way Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:26:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-6282 [...] At work, I’m very much limited by the user access, with (obviously) no root access. This doesn’t bode well, when it comes to stuff like updating/installing extensions. It isn’t such a hurdle, most of the times, as I had a couple of useful extension loaded from 1.0.7 which didn’t have these restrictions. However, I recently learned that extensions have a good piece of the blame pie when it comes to the famous memory leak experienced by Firefox users. Biggest offenders turned out to be Session Saver, which I use, and Tabbrowser, which I used, but removed since the 1.5 tab features made that extension redundant to my needs. It also mentioned that AdBlock had a leak issue which is resolved with the latest version. All this meant I needed to update. I also wanted to replace SessionSaver with Tab Mix Plus, which I use at home and which covers most of the “Opera” features I was longing for, like duplicating tabs, multi-rows tabs, session saving etc. [...] [...] At work, I’m very much limited by the user access, with (obviously) no root access. This doesn’t bode well, when it comes to stuff like updating/installing extensions. It isn’t such a hurdle, most of the times, as I had a couple of useful extension loaded from 1.0.7 which didn’t have these restrictions. However, I recently learned that extensions have a good piece of the blame pie when it comes to the famous memory leak experienced by Firefox users. Biggest offenders turned out to be Session Saver, which I use, and Tabbrowser, which I used, but removed since the 1.5 tab features made that extension redundant to my needs. It also mentioned that AdBlock had a leak issue which is resolved with the latest version. All this meant I needed to update. I also wanted to replace SessionSaver with Tab Mix Plus, which I use at home and which covers most of the “Opera” features I was longing for, like duplicating tabs, multi-rows tabs, session saving etc. [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1155 Ryan Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:14:32 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1155 That sounds like it might be a good alternative, but keep in mind that only the most popular Firefox extensions have been tested for memory leaks. I am sure that many of the extensions have leaks but they have not been tested due to a lack of popularity. If you don't want to get technical when testing, a good way to test is by trial and error (try an extension and if it hogs your memory, get rid of it). I am also hoping that this article, and others like this, will get some of the developers to fix these leaks. I know that memory leaks are not the easiest things to hunt down and fix, but it is what makes a program usable (especially for extended periods of time). I give a lot of credit to the Mozilla developers for the time they spend to ensure that they release quality products. I am consistently watching the Mozilla forums and I have noticed that there are many leaks that are being fixed in the future builds. Thanks Mozilla! -Ryan That sounds like it might be a good alternative, but keep in mind that only the most popular Firefox extensions have been tested for memory leaks. I am sure that many of the extensions have leaks but they have not been tested due to a lack of popularity. If you don’t want to get technical when testing, a good way to test is by trial and error (try an extension and if it hogs your memory, get rid of it). I am also hoping that this article, and others like this, will get some of the developers to fix these leaks.

I know that memory leaks are not the easiest things to hunt down and fix, but it is what makes a program usable (especially for extended periods of time). I give a lot of credit to the Mozilla developers for the time they spend to ensure that they release quality products. I am consistently watching the Mozilla forums and I have noticed that there are many leaks that are being fixed in the future builds. Thanks Mozilla!

-Ryan

]]> By: Dave Vogt http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1153 Dave Vogt Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:04:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1153 For weather in FF, what about 1-ClickWeather? I installed it after noticing one day that my memory usage just kept climbing, and if I left FF open overnight, I could forget trying to use the computer in the morning. It's reasonably configurable and uses the weather.com feed. For weather in FF, what about 1-ClickWeather? I installed it after noticing one day that my memory usage just kept climbing, and if I left FF open overnight, I could forget trying to use the computer in the morning. It’s reasonably configurable and uses the weather.com feed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1140 Anonymous Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:29:42 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1140 Could someone tell again why I need this crappy FF browser which needs even crappier extensions to function like a normal browser??? Could someone tell again why I need this crappy FF browser which needs even crappier extensions to function like a normal browser???

]]> By: Will Bagby http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1133 Will Bagby Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:28:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1133 EditCSS also leaks memory if you leave the panel open. It'll just chew up memory until it's all gone. I have 1GB RAM and it ate it up like a bag of Cheetos :( Make sure to close the EditCSS panel when not in use and you'll be fine. EditCSS also leaks memory if you leave the panel open. It’ll just chew up memory until it’s all gone. I have 1GB RAM and it ate it up like a bag of Cheetos :(

Make sure to close the EditCSS panel when not in use and you’ll be fine.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1110 Anonymous Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:38:02 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1110 "So what would be a good alternative to forecastfox if it has memory leak. Thanks" Uh.. teletext? ;) “So what would be a good alternative to forecastfox if it has memory leak. Thanks”

Uh.. teletext? ;)

]]> By: Firefox USer http://cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1014 Firefox USer Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:47:01 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04/reducing-your-memory-usage-in-firefox/#comment-1014 Well, look at it from this perspective... Firefox extensions have some memory leaks... Big deal... IE is a HUGE memory leak! :) Well, look at it from this perspective…

Firefox extensions have some memory leaks…

Big deal…

IE is a HUGE memory leak!

:)

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