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In laymen's terms I will definitely not claim that Firefox is less secure. BUT what is up with the damn RAM leaks and crashes? I love FF but it's a very one si

In laymen's terms I will definitely not claim that Firefox is less secure. BUT what is up with the damn RAM leaks and crashes? I love FF but it's a very one sided relationship from a user perspective that is about to end if FF and MOZ does not fix the mem leaks that have been sucking since 2007!

jezclaremurugan 15y ago
how about upgrading to the latest version?
- mrleinad 15y ago
  I have the latest version, and still have to restart the browser from time to time. Otherwise, it becomes impossible to use. When I check Process Explorer, the browser is using up to 1.6 GB regularly. Doesn´t sound right to me at all.
  - gcp 15y ago
    1) Disable all plugins and add-ons, and re-enable 1-by-1 until you find the one that leaks. 2) about:memory (will likely show not much as it's almost certainly a plugin/add-on that leaks) 3) Make sure that General->Advanced->Submit performance data is enabled, so if it's really a leak in Firefox, it can be tracked down. If you still see 1.6G memory usage even with all add-ons and plugins disabled, be sure to report a bug. (I'm assuming you don't have hundreds of tabs open or anything which would otherwise explain that)
  - pcwalton 15y ago
    The next time you see that, please open about:memory and paste the contents into a bug. Or you can even email me directly (pcwalton at mozilla dot com) and I will forward it to the relevant people. We are serious about cutting down Firefox's memory usage.
  - asadotzler 15y ago
    A common reason for this is extensions which break Firefox's ability to clean up RAM usage. See this bug and its dependencies https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700547 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700547 (Firebug, LastPass, and Scriptish/Greasemonkey seem to be commonly at fault.) If it's not an extension, it could be a "zombie compartment" and any help you can provide tracking that down would be great. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Zombie_compartments https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Zombie_compartments

jezclaremurugan 15y ago

how about upgrading to the latest version?

mrleinad 15y ago
I have the latest version, and still have to restart the browser from time to time. Otherwise, it becomes impossible to use. When I check Process Explorer, the browser is using up to 1.6 GB regularly. Doesn´t sound right to me at all.
- gcp 15y ago
  1) Disable all plugins and add-ons, and re-enable 1-by-1 until you find the one that leaks. 2) about:memory (will likely show not much as it's almost certainly a plugin/add-on that leaks) 3) Make sure that General->Advanced->Submit performance data is enabled, so if it's really a leak in Firefox, it can be tracked down. If you still see 1.6G memory usage even with all add-ons and plugins disabled, be sure to report a bug. (I'm assuming you don't have hundreds of tabs open or anything which would otherwise explain that)
- pcwalton 15y ago
  The next time you see that, please open about:memory and paste the contents into a bug. Or you can even email me directly (pcwalton at mozilla dot com) and I will forward it to the relevant people. We are serious about cutting down Firefox's memory usage.
- asadotzler 15y ago
  A common reason for this is extensions which break Firefox's ability to clean up RAM usage. See this bug and its dependencies https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700547 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700547 (Firebug, LastPass, and Scriptish/Greasemonkey seem to be commonly at fault.) If it's not an extension, it could be a "zombie compartment" and any help you can provide tracking that down would be great. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Zombie_compartments https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Zombie_compartments