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Using FF 12 32-bit in Windows 7 Pro 64-bit cause high mem usage

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joe_x
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AVG gave an alert msg saying "detected high memory usage. 256 MB". It suggest to close and open again.

Also I notice highest page fault. I didn't do anything, just continue to surf as usual. I have 4 GB of RAM.

Do I need to be concern about this? Is there a solution to fix this?

Thanks.

AVG gave an alert msg saying "detected high memory usage. 256 MB". It suggest to close and open again. Also I notice highest page fault. I didn't do anything, just continue to surf as usual. I have 4 GB of RAM. Do I need to be concern about this? Is there a solution to fix this? Thanks.

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user633449
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256MB of Ram isn't really "high" (depending on what you are doing). To put it into perspective. You aren't even using a 16th of your available RAM. AVG is a very poor system optimizer and anti-virus, and often provides false positives. You can try doing things like uninstalling add-ons you don't use: Disable or remove Add-ons

Update your graphics Driver: Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL

Install all Windows Updates, and then test again.

How many tabs and what were you doing when you received this alert? Did Firefox continue to run normally?

You can view at any time how much memory Firefox is using by typing about:memory into the address bar.