Comments on: Tips to Reduce Mozilla Firefox Memory Usage http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/ mental diuretic Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Platonic » Blog Archive » Smash buggy Firefox Extensions http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-58220 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:33:53 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-58220 [...] Tips and tricks to Reduce Firefox Memory usage [...] […] Tips and tricks to Reduce Firefox Memory usage […]

]]> by: Beautiful Minds http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-55905 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:06:25 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-55905 Hei.., U compelled me to post about this! Keep blogging Hei..,
U compelled me to post about this!

Keep blogging

]]> by: era http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-35882 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:57:48 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-35882 You're lacking a closing quote after http://dbaron.org/mozilla/leak-monitor/ which masks away part of the text. Until this is corrected, here is what you'll see if you view source: ... have also created a few utilities to help detect memory leaks. [Let's] sum it up .. Reducing the overall memory consumption in Firefox, step by step. * Analyze the website(s) you're visiting * Restart firefox (short-term remedy) * Evaluate installed extensions, plugins and themes. Get rid of anything you can. * Take advantage of firefox --safe-mode to inspect issues * Clear browser history * Clear browser cache and temporary data * Adjust virtual memory settings in Windows * Modify about:config settings * Get advanced information through extensions and plugins (temporarily install to debug) ... Thanks for the about:cache?device=memory tip, that was useful. Could you perhaps add a pointer to more information about what to tweak in about:config? You’re lacking a closing quote after http://dbaron.org/mozilla/leak-monitor/ which masks away part of the text.

Until this is corrected, here is what you’ll see if you view source:

… have also created a few utilities to help detect memory leaks.

[Let’s] sum it up ..

Reducing the overall memory consumption in Firefox, step by step.

* Analyze the website(s) you’re visiting
* Restart firefox (short-term remedy)
* Evaluate installed extensions, plugins and themes. Get rid of anything you can.
* Take advantage of firefox –safe-mode to inspect issues
* Clear browser history
* Clear browser cache and temporary data
* Adjust virtual memory settings in Windows
* Modify about:config settings
* Get advanced information through extensions and plugins (temporarily install to debug)

… Thanks for the about:cache?device=memory tip, that was useful. Could you perhaps add a pointer to more information about what to tweak in about:config?

]]> by: .::v-nessa.net::. » Firefox is a CPU Molester http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-7923 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:01:10 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-7923 [...] For those of you who have had issues with Firefox being a CPU nazi in the past, you might want to check out Justin’s article on optimizing Firefox. [...] […] For those of you who have had issues with Firefox being a CPU nazi in the past, you might want to check out Justin’s article on optimizing Firefox. […]

]]> by: Benoy http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-7738 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:59:31 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-7738 Thanks for the article, it really helped me tweak my FireFox. Thanks for the article, it really helped me tweak my FireFox.

]]> by: James http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-6898 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:45:14 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-6898 Thanks for those tips, Firefox is kinda resource hungry at times and my poor laptop can't handle it too well. But those tips helped, thanks Thanks for those tips, Firefox is kinda resource hungry at times and my poor laptop can’t handle it too well.
But those tips helped, thanks

]]> by: Stephan http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-6852 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:22:57 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-6852 Excellent tips! I have just made FireFox my exclusive browser and have run into those issues. I tried one add one and a few themes. My machine is doing well! Thank you! Excellent tips! I have just made FireFox my exclusive browser and have run into those issues. I tried one add one and a few themes. My machine is doing well! Thank you!

]]> by: Thomas http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-5587 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:01:25 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-5587 Great article. I can see a few extensions on Mozilla's list that I should probably look for alternatives for. To bad Google Browser Sync is so handy. Great article. I can see a few extensions on Mozilla’s list that I should probably look for alternatives for. To bad Google Browser Sync is so handy.

]]> by: Vanessa http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-5583 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:39:01 +0000 http://www.justinshattuck.com/2007/03/05/tips-to-reduce-mozilla-firefox-memory-usage/#comment-5583 thats hot... firefox is forever humping my CPU and now i know why thats hot… firefox is forever humping my CPU and now i know why

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