Firefox & Memory Leaks

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ibmuser · #1 Post by **ibmuser** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:19 pm

To reduce memory leak problems and Firefox:

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/04/04 ... n-firefox/

nello · #2 Post by **nello** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:44 am

thanks.
i use Opera.

davidspalding · #3 Post by **davidspalding** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:53 am

Here's a radical idea. Don't run extensions with reported memory leaks.

I actually run very few, they don't add a lot to my "Internet experience." But the easiest way to plug memory leaks is to update to 1.5.0.1.

Pssst! Ibmuser, you need to fix your e-mail address in your profile. Be nice to our hosts here - give a valid e-mail address.

DIGITALgimpus · #4 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:15 pm

My personal advice is to just close things every so often. After several hours of use, just close all windows and restart firefox.

I do this for most programs I run, as just about everything has some leaks... it's hard to be leak free in large codebases.

ibmuser · #5 Post by **ibmuser** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:30 pm

davidspalding wrote:Here's a radical idea. Don't run extensions with reported memory leaks. I actually run very few, they don't add a lot to my "Internet experience." But the easiest way to plug memory leaks is to update to 1.5.0.1.

Pssst! Ibmuser, you need to fix your e-mail address in your profile. Be nice to our hosts here - give a valid e-mail address.

Hey - I didn't mean to knock the Firefox extensions. Just came by the fixes for the leaks and thought I'd pass them on. I've had cases of the program taking up 200-300 MB after its open for 10-15 minutes.

I don't understand the email bit - thought I updated my profile the other day to change the contact info - I'll look into it - thanks.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:07 pm

I have noticed this too and haven't been all to pleased that Firefox is subject to memory leaks with more and more extensions. That is why I eventually reinstalled it with very few extensions installed.

DIGITALgimpus · #7 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:04 pm

Extensions really are 3rd party software. There's not much that can be done, other than extension developers writing leak resistant code.

davidspalding · #8 Post by **davidspalding** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:45 pm

There was a time when keeping a browser open made sense, but with the speed and memory (cache) capability of laptops, I don't bother. A browser (and Acrobat Reader, and Word, and most else) is like chopsticks - I use them when I use them, otherwise they're in a drawer. Just my curmudgeonly two cents.

gunston · #9 Post by **gunston** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:26 pm

Maxthon is just another good IE.
Check it out!
i am using it and happy with its software capabilities.

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