Comments on: Clear Firefox Caches to Recover Memory http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:57:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-126461 Ryan Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:32:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-126461 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-126272" rel="nofollow">phucktb45 wrote:</a><blockquote>CacheViewer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2489) is the best</blockquote></div> I have used that add-on before, but I hardly find myself digging through my browser's cache looking for files. phucktb45 wrote:
CacheViewer ([addons.mozilla.org]) is the best

I have used that add-on before, but I hardly find myself digging through my browser’s cache looking for files.

]]> By: phucktb45 http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-126272 phucktb45 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:47:06 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-126272 CacheViewer (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2489) is the best CacheViewer ([addons.mozilla.org]) is the best

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-123791 Ryan Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:32:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-123791 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-123418" rel="nofollow">virtualme wrote:</a><blockquote>I have the same problem, Firefox takes all the the physical and virtual memory for himself and the harddisk starts yelling :mrgreen: so I am now switching to Opera portable version.</blockquote></div> If you have terrible memory issues then Opera is definitely a solution I highly recommend. You may find some site compatibility issues, but overall it works pretty well. virtualme wrote:
I have the same problem, Firefox takes all the the physical and virtual memory for himself and the harddisk starts yelling :mrgreen: so I am now switching to Opera portable version.

If you have terrible memory issues then Opera is definitely a solution I highly recommend. You may find some site compatibility issues, but overall it works pretty well.

]]> By: virtualme http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-123418 virtualme Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:19:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-123418 I have the same problem, Firefox takes all the the physical and virtual memory for himself and the harddisk starts yelling :mrgreen: so I am now switching to Opera portable version. I have the same problem, Firefox takes all the the physical and virtual memory for himself and the harddisk starts yelling :mrgreen: so I am now switching to Opera portable version.

]]> By: P.A.I.N. » De ce Firefox si nu alt browser? http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122953 P.A.I.N. » De ce Firefox si nu alt browser? Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:16:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122953 [...] Adica rendeaza cel mai bine paginile de web, conform standardelor W3C, desi mananca destul de multa memorie in timp si mai crashuieste [...] [...] Adica rendeaza cel mai bine paginile de web, conform standardelor W3C, desi mananca destul de multa memorie in timp si mai crashuieste [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122481 Ryan Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:29:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122481 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122403" rel="nofollow">CHR wrote:</a><blockquote>I see why this could be quite useful for some users, but i just don´t know how there could be 750 mb of ram in use. how many tabs have to be open to have firefox becoming such a memory drain? </blockquote></div> It's not a matter of how many tabs have to be open. If the number of tabs was proportional to the amount of memory used there would be no problem. A memory leak means that a tab was closed, but the memory it was using was not given back to the operating system. If you lose, lets say, 3MB per tab you open/close then the result would be a 30MB increase in memory usage even with those tabs open. When I've hit 750MB of memory usage it's often with no tabs open, but after heavy usage throughout the day. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122413" rel="nofollow">Dave wrote:</a><blockquote>I have over 35 extensions installed and I rarely ever see my Firefox go above 200mb. Then again, I don’t keep the same browser session open for more than a day at time. If I ever see it go up to high or if it ever starts being sluggish, I just hit the restart browser button that’s included in the Mr Tech Local Install extension and it restarts the browser with all previous sessions and tabs.</blockquote></div> I restart my browser about once a day as well, and I only have about 6 extensions installed. The total amount of memory that Firefox is capable of using depends on the amount of RAM in your system, and in my case there is 2GB. So it likes to eat up a lot. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122458" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>Use the extension PrefBar to do this and much more.</blockquote></div> Not quite the same thing. From what I gather this is using Firefox 3-specific functionality to wipe clean the memory that is being used for the cache. It's not the same as just erasing your browser's cache. CHR wrote:
I see why this could be quite useful for some users, but i just don´t know how there could be 750 mb of ram in use. how many tabs have to be open to have firefox becoming such a memory drain?

It’s not a matter of how many tabs have to be open. If the number of tabs was proportional to the amount of memory used there would be no problem. A memory leak means that a tab was closed, but the memory it was using was not given back to the operating system. If you lose, lets say, 3MB per tab you open/close then the result would be a 30MB increase in memory usage even with those tabs open. When I’ve hit 750MB of memory usage it’s often with no tabs open, but after heavy usage throughout the day.

Dave wrote:
I have over 35 extensions installed and I rarely ever see my Firefox go above 200mb. Then again, I don’t keep the same browser session open for more than a day at time. If I ever see it go up to high or if it ever starts being sluggish, I just hit the restart browser button that’s included in the Mr Tech Local Install extension and it restarts the browser with all previous sessions and tabs.

I restart my browser about once a day as well, and I only have about 6 extensions installed. The total amount of memory that Firefox is capable of using depends on the amount of RAM in your system, and in my case there is 2GB. So it likes to eat up a lot.

Anonymous wrote:
Use the extension PrefBar to do this and much more.

Not quite the same thing. From what I gather this is using Firefox 3-specific functionality to wipe clean the memory that is being used for the cache. It’s not the same as just erasing your browser’s cache.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122458 Anonymous Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:21:29 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122458 Use the extension PrefBar to do this and much more. Use the extension PrefBar to do this and much more.

]]> By: Dave http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122413 Dave Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:19:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122413 I have over 35 extensions installed and I rarely ever see my Firefox go above 200mb. Then again, I don't keep the same browser session open for more than a day at time. If I ever see it go up to high or if it ever starts being sluggish, I just hit the restart browser button that's included in the Mr Tech Local Install extension and it restarts the browser with all previous sessions and tabs. I have over 35 extensions installed and I rarely ever see my Firefox go above 200mb. Then again, I don’t keep the same browser session open for more than a day at time. If I ever see it go up to high or if it ever starts being sluggish, I just hit the restart browser button that’s included in the Mr Tech Local Install extension and it restarts the browser with all previous sessions and tabs.

]]> By: Apple Blog » Blog Archive » Mozilla Working on Reducing Firefox Memory Usage http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122411 Apple Blog » Blog Archive » Mozilla Working on Reducing Firefox Memory Usage Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:32:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122411 [...] memory issue. You might possibly see the difference in the upcoming version of Firefox 3. CyberNet wrote about an interesting plugin called RAMBack, which will empty useless cache and save [...] [...] memory issue. You might possibly see the difference in the upcoming version of Firefox 3. CyberNet wrote about an interesting plugin called RAMBack, which will empty useless cache and save [...]

]]> By: Mozilla Working on Reducing Firefox Memory Usage http://cybernetnews.com/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-122409 Mozilla Working on Reducing Firefox Memory Usage Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:27:25 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/13/clear-firefox-caches-to-recover-memory/#comment-122409 [...] memory issue. You might possibly see the difference in the upcoming version of Firefox 3. CyberNet wrote about an interesting plugin called RAMBack, which will empty useless cache and save [...] [...] memory issue. You might possibly see the difference in the upcoming version of Firefox 3. CyberNet wrote about an interesting plugin called RAMBack, which will empty useless cache and save [...]

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