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Version 23.0 on Windows 7 64 bit has major memory leak issues, how do I fix or revert to version 22?

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jmunm
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Upon updating to version 23.0.1, the memory usage on Firefox routinely runs over 1GB and eventually causes me to restart the application. This is directly linked to an upgrade in August to version 23.0.1, I would like to either downgrade or fix the problem with 23. IF this is an issue with plug-ins, how do I determine that? My problem is that this only started occurring after I installed version 23, so I have to assume it was caused by that and not by some plug in as those have not changed.

Was the application regression tested against all plug-ins to ensure these issues did not occur?

Upon updating to version 23.0.1, the memory usage on Firefox routinely runs over 1GB and eventually causes me to restart the application. This is directly linked to an upgrade in August to version 23.0.1, I would like to either downgrade or fix the problem with 23. IF this is an issue with plug-ins, how do I determine that? My problem is that this only started occurring after I installed version 23, so I have to assume it was caused by that and not by some plug in as those have not changed. Was the application regression tested against all plug-ins to ensure these issues did not occur?

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Ed
Ed
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Hello,

The first thing I suggest is updating your Firefox to v24 (the latest version). Every new version of Firefox brings bug fixes and security updates. It maybe that whatever is causing high RAM usage will be solved by the update.

Update Firefox to the latest release

If you find that the problem is still occurring in v24 then please see the support article here:

Firefox uses too much memory or CPU resources - How to fix

This has various tips on diagnosing and fixing high RAM usage issues.

I particularly suggest that you try:

  • Updating plugins
  • Checking your extensions and themes to see if any of these are to blame
  • Trying the memory troubleshooting tools (about:memory)

I hope that helps. Let me know if not.

runbei
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I'm running FF 24.0 and still have the huge memory leak problem. FF memory use consistently climbs to over 1 GB.

I posted on the Mozillazine forum and was told that 500 MB memory use was route and to be expected. That is just crazy. A few releases ago, FF seldom went over 250 MB - which is a lot of memory.

Am considering switching to a "tiny browser" application instead of FF. While FF is wonderful (the plugins!), I work in my browser many hours some days for WordPress site building and maintenance. Big-time browser slow-downs interfere waaaay too much with my work.

Is Mozilla taking this seriously? With memory leaks like this, Firefox is taking itself completely out of the browser-speed competition with Chrome, IE, and Opera.