Firefox using too much memory

photomonkey · 10-09-2005, 12:30 PM

I noticed lately that after using firefox for some hours it is using a lot of memory, and running slower and slower. When I go to task manager it is not unusual to see FF having a memory usage of more than 200MB. Once it was using almost 450 MB.

I am wondering if anybody else has experienced the same problem. The extensions I have installed are the google, forecastfox, and web developer toolbar.

tony84 · 10-09-2005, 12:35 PM

mine uses a lot and i dont have any extensions installed

photomonkey · 10-09-2005, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by tony84

mine uses a lot and i dont have any extensions installed

this is wierd. What version are you using? I am using 1.0.7, I suspected that it might have been one of the extensions might have been responsible, but you are having the same problem without having any extensions this would suggest that maybe the problem is with FF.

Epic · 10-09-2005, 12:46 PM

If I leave it open for a long time it starts to use a ton of memory...so then i close out and restart it

RegFee · 10-09-2005, 12:46 PM

I just upgraded last week and I've been noticing the same thing. Also, if I had more than one FF browser open, it would start doing that thing with all of text where it would look ascii and weird and such. Finally had to restart windows to fix it, was slowing down the entire system.

-Jorge

tony84 · 10-09-2005, 12:50 PM

i think it is a common problem with ff and im using 0.9 i think

downloadfreak · 10-09-2005, 01:19 PM

it doesn't take much memory for me, I have various plugins, bookmarks and tabs open.

leviathon · 10-09-2005, 01:20 PM

It takes quite a bit compared to IE. But the quality and stuff makes it worthwhile. I suppose you do close the browser once in a while?

SquireQuack · 10-09-2005, 01:23 PM

I'm actually using under 33 MB...with two extensions installed (Clone Window, and Tab Mixed.

It could be your computer is cluttering up with spyware or something...

photomonkey · 10-09-2005, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by SquireQuack

I'm actually using under 33 MB...with two extensions installed (Clone Window, and Tab Mixed.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-discussion/130277-firefox-using-too-much-memory.html

It could be your computer is cluttering up with spyware or something...

Well, when I start up FF the memory usage is "normal" as well. The problem is that if I have had it open for a couple of hours, then the memory usage has increased considerably.

No, I do not have any viruses/spyware. I just restored my OS installation. I restore my system at least once a month. I also don't download anything I don't trust. I don't do P2P as well. I keep the firewall and AV up-to-date as well. I have only had virus once and it was 4 years ago.

Rowan W · 10-09-2005, 04:01 PM

Unfortunately this is a common problem with Firefox and still hasn't been fixed. What you can try is to open up Task Manager when Firefox is running, right click on firefox in processes, then select "Set Affinity" and then deselet CPU1. I'm not sure if this will solve the problem but give it a go, I've read it somewhere before.

Firefox only peaks at 50mb sometimes for me, but it never gets out of control.

Brian · 10-09-2005, 04:44 PM

My current FF window has been opened now for 13 days, using 100megs of memory

ChrisKL · 10-09-2005, 06:36 PM

Sounds like a capital memory leak. Has anyone checked the Mozilla bug site to see if the devs have addressed it? Because if the memory leak is that bad, it can bring down more than the browser.

Also it can also be by design. Usually more memory = better performance. Just like with designing/modding for forums -- starve a forumware of server memory and it's performance tanks. Throw gigs at it, it's your best friend!

Don't use FF much, but if you're using Google a lot that also can be a problem -- especially with AJAX (which can eat through a stick of memory quick -- yeah page loads are fast for a reason). =:x

CKL

Shorty · 10-10-2005, 10:18 AM

FireFox is creating far more problems than it is solving for me. I particularly hate the way it adds shadow onto the sides of random tables when the border-width is set to 1pt.
I've also found it fails to install updates and addon's when you tell it to, it just stays on the downloading page for as long as you leave it. This is the so called "future of browsers."

Barrucadu · 10-10-2005, 10:23 AM

ive had no problems, i just upgraded and it rarely uses over 50MB, my PC runs faster than ever and its the best browser i ever used.

NuPagady · 10-10-2005, 11:35 AM

I have no problems with firefox usually. But if I turn on panda firewall, firefox starts to use much more resources...

dc1pop · 10-10-2005, 02:55 PM

Upated mine dosent seem to be using alot of memory but the start uptime of the program is now really slow. Internet Explorer opens 2x as fast.

photomonkey · 10-10-2005, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by dc1pop

Upated mine dosent seem to be using alot of memory but the start uptime of the program is now really slow. Internet Explorer opens 2x as fast.

Opera is even faster.

RJ · 10-10-2005, 03:02 PM

I had a huge memory problem with Firefox after installing the Google toolbar. Uninstalling fixed things right up. Try losing the Googlebar and see if it helps you.

I'm not familiar with the other extensions you have, but you can try removing those as well. Extensions have the ability to make Firefox run very slowly. It's easy enough to reinstall an extension once you've indentified that it's not the problem.

thomaslgates · 10-10-2005, 11:16 PM

Mine uses a lot too....

I browse for hrs and hence I use FF for sometime and IE for sometime.!

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10-09-2005, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
tony84 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 623	mine uses a lot and i dont have any extensions installed

10-09-2005, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Epic Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,767	If I leave it open for a long time it starts to use a ton of memory...so then i close out and restart it

10-09-2005, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
tony84 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 623	i think it is a common problem with ff and im using 0.9 i think

10-09-2005, 01:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
downloadfreak Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norfolk, England. Posts: 1,057	it doesn't take much memory for me, I have various plugins, bookmarks and tabs open.

10-09-2005, 01:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 683	It takes quite a bit compared to IE. But the quality and stuff makes it worthwhile. I suppose you do close the browser once in a while?

10-09-2005, 06:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
ChrisKL NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 141	Sounds like a capital memory leak. Has anyone checked the Mozilla bug site to see if the devs have addressed it? Because if the memory leak is that bad, it can bring down more than the browser. Also it can also be by design. Usually more memory = better performance. Just like with designing/modding for forums -- starve a forumware of server memory and it's performance tanks. Throw gigs at it, it's your best friend! Don't use FF much, but if you're using Google a lot that also can be a problem -- especially with AJAX (which can eat through a stick of memory quick -- yeah page loads are fast for a reason). =:x CKL

10-10-2005, 10:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	FireFox is creating far more problems than it is solving for me. I particularly hate the way it adds shadow onto the sides of random tables when the border-width is set to 1pt. I've also found it fails to install updates and addon's when you tell it to, it just stays on the downloading page for as long as you leave it. This is the so called "future of browsers."

10-10-2005, 10:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Barrucadu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,689 Follow @barrucadu	ive had no problems, i just upgraded and it rarely uses over 50MB, my PC runs faster than ever and its the best browser i ever used. __________________ Website \| Blog Arch Hurd developer; GNU Webmaster; FSF member #8385

10-10-2005, 11:35 AM	#16 (permalink)
NuPagady NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 483	I have no problems with firefox usually. But if I turn on panda firewall, firefox starts to use much more resources...

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