WastedJoker Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 We're 3 versions in and absolutely zero has been done about this - it's been a continuous thorn in Mozilla's side yet they ignore it. Look at this - 2/3rds of a gig of ram used merely for a 3-tab firefox browser session. Is there anything I can do to ease the memory leak/usage or do we have to keep putting up with it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Stop using addons in FF I have been using FF since the Thunderbird days and have never had leak issues, but then again I only use base addons Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabron Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 But it's not a bug, it's a feature :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha2beta Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thats Why I use Chrome 4 beta AJerman 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I don't even use Firefox and it's plain as day that add-ins cause more memory usage. Cache causes memory usage. What is the big deal if you are still able to browse? Non-used memory is wasted memory. It sits there doing nothing when it can be used to speed up your system. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
strotee Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 If it bothers you that much then report the issue to Mozilla. Bugzilla Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14159265 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I believe there is a configuration modification that you can do to cut down on memory usage when it's minimized. EDIT: If you are on Windows, set config.trim_on_minimize to true. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmehdi Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I've just open 3 tabs. Only 100 Mb indicated on resource manager (that's nothing on my 6Gb system). I use ton of extensions. Nope doesn't leak for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilev Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 alpha2beta said: Thats Why I use Chrome 4 beta Try Memoryfox or AFOM addons. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 alpha2beta said: Thats Why I use Chrome 4 beta +1 my combined chrome memory usage is <150MB atm. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOOMKULTUS Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 z0phi3l said: Stop using addons in FF That is FF's USP. It has nothing else to offer of greater value than other browsers if not for Addons. I use Opera, always found it to be best among memory management of all browsers from personal experience. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhearted Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Looks like a problem with your config tbh. As i have 10 tabs open and am not even using a third of your memory usage. And at it's worst it only hits maybe half that. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted January 2, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thread moved to: Help & Discussion Center ? Software Discussion & Assistance ? Web Browser Discussion ? Firefox (Gecko) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trieste Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Spend some time isolating the culprit extension(s) instead of, you know, putting the blame on something which has not deserved it since 2 years ago? You did not even confirm the leak in Safe Mode... call yourself a Neowin geek. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispkreme Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 My memory usage at the most is 200MB. If its bothering you, try creating a new profile. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djesteban Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ok, disable ALL addons and then see if you have the same memory footprint... I bet it won't. And, if you are not happy with Firefox, try an alternative, like Chrome for example. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 2, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 2, 2010 Fx memory handling is pretty garbage, addon system or not the browser still doesn't do as an efficient job as the other two leaders, Opera and Chrome. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I can confirm the memory leak. It's what got me to switch to Opera in the first place. I NEVER used addons, just default install. It was a huge PITA and they never did anything about it. Yes, I did submit bug reports Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I've never had a memory leak like that...so I'm not really "tolerating" anything :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
draelas Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 oh no! this program is using 600mb of my 4 gigs of ram! what good is all your ram if you dont use it. maybe FF has a mem leak, but is it slowing itself down? no. is it slowing your system down.. no. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyF Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I've been using Firefox ever since the Firebird days, I've never had a single issue with memory links, and there are times when I have 10-15 tabs open. I've seen a few people experience this memory leak at work, however. Normally they're playing flash games (Farmville especially). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentaal Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ask the extension author. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Sorry but I had about 20+ tabs open across 3 windows and it was only using about 250mb of RAM, so what's the problem? Your setup, it's obvious a plugin or an addon is causing the problem. Stop saying crap that Mozilla have done nothing to solve the problems, because they have, it's one of the browsers which use the least memory. Back up your bookmarks, create a new profile, and add a new addon one by one until you find out which one is causing the problem. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance. Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Yep, a rogue extension :shiftyninja:! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 chrisb62 said: oh no! this program is using 600mb of my 4 gigs of ram! what good is all your ram if you dont use it. maybe FF has a mem leak, but is it slowing itself down? no. is it slowing your system down.. no. Honestly, it's probably that kind of attitude which is why they don't ever fix this problem. I had it at times using up to 1.5 gig of memory, and when I only had 2 gigs of it, ya, it wa s ahuge pain in the behind. Even now I only have 4 gig and would hate to lose over a gig of it to a browser Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/861544-why-do-we-continually-have-to-tolerate-firefoxs-ridiculous-mem-leak/#findComment-592056510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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