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Firefox Problem

  • 19-07-2006 10:33am
    #1
    GrumPy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭


    Ok, last few days the Dell inspiron 1300 craptop I have is having alot of trouble running firefox smoothly. ATM It's using over 81,000 out of the pc's 256,000 of RAM. Seems waaay to high, and when mozilla is running, all the other pc's functions take long to load obviously, and it's wreckin' me head. :mad:

    Anyone got any tips? Iv'e ran ad-aware, and spybot, and removed anything nasty, but it doesnt seem to be related, or helped anyway. Gonna do a defrag tonight, but will that effect the 9GB torrent I'm downloading atm? (and yes, I have plenty of space for the file, and no, BT isnt eating all my RAM)


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    256MB RAM isn't a whole lot to begin with & Firefox is still a bit demanding on RAM though this is being addressed in Firefox 2.

    Make sure you are using the latest version of Firefox 1.5.0.4 some memory leaks were fixed in these later release's.

    Extensions are also susceptible to memory leaks so make sure you are using the latest versions of those or remove them and see what happens. In particular old versions of Adblock only use the Adblock Plus 7.xx line if you are using it.

    Try a clean profile, back up your bookmarks etc. then delete the Mozilla folder in your account folder under documents and settings.

    81MB is not a lot for Firefox in fact it's about average from what I've seen.


  • #3
    Tobias Greeshman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭Tobias Greeshman


    There was a thread on this the other day [thread=2054961498]here[/thread]

    Currently mine's using about 123Mb of RAM. I know it's crazy, but it is reported and is due to be fixed in subsequent releases of the browser. I know extensions are a lot to blame as well.


  • #4
    dubmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭dubmick


    mine only uses 71mb


  • #5
    EWheelChair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭EWheelChair


    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/FireTune.shtml

    This program lets you fine tune firefox for the spec of your pc/connection. Give it a go anyway.

    Saying that, after you buy a 1300 you should really consider a ram upgrade (plenty of cheap places to buy it these days). 256 is fairly pap.


  • #6
    GrumPy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    EWheelChair wrote:
    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/FireTune.shtml

    This program lets you fine tune firefox for the spec of your pc/connection. Give it a go anyway.

    Saying that, after you buy a 1300 you should really consider a ram upgrade (plenty of cheap places to buy it these days). 256 is fairly pap.

    Yeah, I know the lappy is pants, but it's not mine, I am just "borrowing" it whilst I try get my own rig up and running, but thanks for the link.


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  • #7
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Mine sometimes uses alot and other times not a whole lot. Hopefully they will iron that out in the final release.


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