Firefox Taking up A Lot of RAM (please check my memory file)
Hi guys, I had been reading through other topics related to this, to cut things short, my firefox is the latest 59.0.2 (64 bit) and it usually eats up 3000-4000 RAM each time i open it Tried refresh settings but did not work, I hope to avoid reopening another profile because there are a lot of tabs I need for my work Here is the memory file for your perusal. I hope you can help identify for me which components are eating up all those RAM and are unnecessary. Tqvm!
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How did you update FF59 or was this a clean install?
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Hi WestEnd
If I remember correctly, it was auto update. But I had this problem for a few months, probably already there since the past few versions of FF
Is anyone able to access and troubleshoot the memory file in the ufile.io link i posted?
Hi, this Volunteer Support not developers so to me the memory file means nothing.
As Firefox is a now a multi-thread and multi-processor browser it is expected for it to use ram, I am sitting at 2000.
Please Copy/Paste about:preferences#privacy to the Address Bar then Enter Go down to Permissions and make sure there is a Check Mark in the box for Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser
Then go to General --> Performance and untick everything. change the recommended size lower then see how it runs. Note: 1 = No Multiprocessor = slow again. Try 2 Restart Firefox after making these changes please. Note : Hardware Acceleration is for Video Card, Monitor to see if remain off or to turn back on. If you still think a issue Please try : uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files , C:\Program Files(x86) & C:\ProgramData Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. (Note: This should be Pinned and run Weekly, If never done below expect 10's of gig's) Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do :
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/export-firefox-bookmarks-to-backup-or-transfer
Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 59.0.2 with a Full Version Installer
Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.
You may just want to check your self out just in case something is using the ram up : https://www.hitmanpro.com/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/