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Firefox, when open, continues to increase the memory it uses until it slows down my computer completely - how can i stop this

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dirk.grobler
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I find that if i keep firefox open it continues to increase the memory it uses until my computer slows down. When i close and then try to reopen it, it fails to open and says that firefox is already open.

I find that if i keep firefox open it continues to increase the memory it uses until my computer slows down. When i close and then try to reopen it, it fails to open and says that firefox is already open.

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Ashish Namdev
Ashish Namdev
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Sorry You are having troubles with Firefox, sometimes Firefox uses more memory than it should. You can use Some of these Following Steps :

1. Many web pages have content you don't really need such as ads and that uses memory to display (see the plugin section below). Some extensions allow you to block such unnecessary content: 

   Adblock Plus lets you block ads on websites.
   Flashblock allows you to selectively enable and disable Flash content on websites.

2. Update all your Plugins , To check to see if you have the latest versions of all your plugins, go to our Plugin Check page.

3. For certain plugins that play videos such as Flash, the content rendering in full screen can be accelerated by hardware. It eases memory usage in case of a dedicated graphic card memory. 

   Navigate to a page that shows a Flash video.
   Right-click on the video player and click Settings... in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
   Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel.
   Check Enable hardware acceleration is selected.
   Click Close to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.

And for More Tips you can visit

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/High%20memory%20usage