Comments on: Memory Usage http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/ Sharing my thoughts with the world. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Claus http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-77444 Claus Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:20:06 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-77444 Hi Tyler, I'm a Firefox advocate and use it almost exclusively, but I have to admit, what you report is (unfortunately) one of the headaches of current Firefox builds. Some extensions (Add-ons) are more memory hungry than others. I have found that by making a few tweaks to the settings for Firefox, memory usage may be managed a bit more (although it still might not be a great as one would like). I posted a few (detailed) here on this post: Firefox Memory Leak Solutions - http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefox-memory-leak-solutions.html I've made some recommendations of settings that I found helpful (and not so much) on that page, along with links to the Mozilla pages they reference. You might want to try some of them to see if it helps a bit--nothing I've yet found will completely stop the problem, but they seem to make it a bit more manageable. I've found that in testing Firefox 3.0 (Gran Paradiso) in both the Alpha's and the nightly versions (Minefield) that while memory management is much improved...it still has some issues I hope the Mozilla team is working out. On an unrelated note...what version of Vista are you running the x64 or x32 bit version? Also, are you using ReadyBoost with your system? The Vista laptop we have at home runs Vista Home Premium (x32) with a 1GB RAM as well. I've added a 2 GB USB stick and dedicated all of the space on it to ReadyBoost caching. It doesn't make it magically faster, but does seem to add a bit of pep to the system. Love the blog and check in via the RSS feed daily! Thanks for all your advice and posts! Cheers Hi Tyler,

I'm a Firefox advocate and use it almost exclusively, but I have to admit, what you report is (unfortunately) one of the headaches of current Firefox builds.

Some extensions (Add-ons) are more memory hungry than others.

I have found that by making a few tweaks to the settings for Firefox, memory usage may be managed a bit more (although it still might not be a great as one would like).

I posted a few (detailed) here on this post:

Firefox Memory Leak Solutions – http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefox-memory-leak-solutions.html

I've made some recommendations of settings that I found helpful (and not so much) on that page, along with links to the Mozilla pages they reference. You might want to try some of them to see if it helps a bit–nothing I've yet found will completely stop the problem, but they seem to make it a bit more manageable.

I've found that in testing Firefox 3.0 (Gran Paradiso) in both the Alpha's and the nightly versions (Minefield) that while memory management is much improved…it still has some issues I hope the Mozilla team is working out.

On an unrelated note…what version of Vista are you running the x64 or x32 bit version?

Also, are you using ReadyBoost with your system? The Vista laptop we have at home runs Vista Home Premium (x32) with a 1GB RAM as well. I've added a 2 GB USB stick and dedicated all of the space on it to ReadyBoost caching. It doesn't make it magically faster, but does seem to add a bit of pep to the system.

Love the blog and check in via the RSS feed daily! Thanks for all your advice and posts!

Cheers

]]> By: Is that Fire Fox Problem http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-61031 Is that Fire Fox Problem Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:09:12 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-61031 I have a Problem when i load fire fox i cant work other program my Page memory show that 300 or 400 Mb used why is that hapen is it Fire fox problem or VIrus Problem I have a Problem when i load fire fox i cant work other program my Page memory show that 300 or 400 Mb used why is that hapen
is it Fire fox problem or VIrus Problem

]]> By: Abhijit Shylanath http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24949 Abhijit Shylanath Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:56:56 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24949 And yes, Pidgin, too, is a bit wasteful. Check out Miranda and Trillian. Don't know about Trillian, but Miranda is quite spartan about these things. Sorry for the double. And yes, Pidgin, too, is a bit wasteful. Check out Miranda and Trillian. Don’t know about Trillian, but Miranda is quite spartan about these things. Sorry for the double.

]]> By: Abhijit Shylanath http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24944 Abhijit Shylanath Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:54:20 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24944 Hey, Tyler. Found your page when I was googling for Firefox memory leaks. What you're saying is definitely true. I'm having the same problem myself, but thankfully, I'm on XP and have 2G, so it's not that much of a hassle for me. After a little tweaking, I was able to get FF to be a little more conservative about memory. You may also want to give Opera a thought. With only this page of yours and Gmail open: IE: 56M Opera: 57M FF: 71.5M Think it's worth the peace of mind. :) Cheers. Hey, Tyler. Found your page when I was googling for Firefox memory leaks. What you’re saying is definitely true. I’m having the same problem myself, but thankfully, I’m on XP and have 2G, so it’s not that much of a hassle for me. After a little tweaking, I was able to get FF to be a little more conservative about memory.

You may also want to give Opera a thought. With only this page of yours and Gmail open:

IE: 56M
Opera: 57M
FF: 71.5M

Think it’s worth the peace of mind. :)
Cheers.

]]> By: Tyler Reguly http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24284 Tyler Reguly Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:14:38 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24284 @Bryan Thanks for the suggestion... I setup 4GB for ReadyBoost last night and I've actually noticed quite the improvement, but as I said... another 1 or 3GB of RAM is in the cards... I just haven't had time to get out and pick the RAM up... @Bryan

Thanks for the suggestion… I setup 4GB for ReadyBoost last night and I’ve actually noticed quite the improvement, but as I said… another 1 or 3GB of RAM is in the cards… I just haven’t had time to get out and pick the RAM up…

]]> By: Bryan Choate http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24265 Bryan Choate Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:39:02 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24265 Hi Tyler, I work at Kingston Technology. I would definitely drop another 1GB of RAM in there given that you are using Vista--especially if you are using the Aero Visualizations. ReadyBoost is cool, but it is no substitute for RAM. If you keep your eyes open you can pick up 1GB of RAM and a 2GB ReadyBoost Drive for around $60. DRAM prices are expected to rise, so now is a good time to buy! Bryan Hi Tyler,

I work at Kingston Technology. I would definitely drop another 1GB of RAM in there given that you are using Vista–especially if you are using the Aero Visualizations. ReadyBoost is cool, but it is no substitute for RAM. If you keep your eyes open you can pick up 1GB of RAM and a 2GB ReadyBoost Drive for around $60.

DRAM prices are expected to rise, so now is a good time to buy!

Bryan

]]> By: Tyler Reguly http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24143 Tyler Reguly Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:51:04 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24143 @Claus I'm running x32 Vista (Home Premium) as that's what the system came with... I'm not sure if I set up ReadyBoost or not, I'll have to look into that... The extra RAM is definitely something I want to pick up.. I'm glad you enjoy the blog... I also enjoy yours. Tyler. @Claus

I’m running x32 Vista (Home Premium) as that’s what the system came with… I’m not sure if I set up ReadyBoost or not, I’ll have to look into that… The extra RAM is definitely something I want to pick up..

I’m glad you enjoy the blog… I also enjoy yours.

Tyler.

]]> By: Claus http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24089 Claus Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:59:13 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24089 Hi Tyler, I'm a Firefox advocate and use it almost exclusively, but I have to admit, what you report is (unfortunately) one of the headaches of current Firefox builds. Some extensions (Add-ons) are more memory hungry than others. I have found that by making a few tweaks to the settings for Firefox, memory usage may be managed a bit more (although it still might not be a great as one would like). I posted a few (detailed) here on this post: Firefox Memory Leak Solutions - http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefox-memory-leak-solutions.html I've made some recommendations of settings that I found helpful (and not so much) on that page, along with links to the Mozilla pages they reference. You might want to try some of them to see if it helps a bit--nothing I've yet found will completely stop the problem, but they seem to make it a bit more manageable. I've found that in testing Firefox 3.0 (Gran Paradiso) in both the Alpha's and the nightly versions (Minefield) that while memory management is much improved...it still has some issues I hope the Mozilla team is working out. On an unrelated note...what version of Vista are you running the x64 or x32 bit version? Also, are you using ReadyBoost with your system? The Vista laptop we have at home runs Vista Home Premium (x32) with a 1GB RAM as well. I've added a 2 GB USB stick and dedicated all of the space on it to ReadyBoost caching. It doesn't make it magically faster, but does seem to add a bit of pep to the system. Love the blog and check in via the RSS feed daily! Thanks for all your advice and posts! Cheers Hi Tyler,

I’m a Firefox advocate and use it almost exclusively, but I have to admit, what you report is (unfortunately) one of the headaches of current Firefox builds.

Some extensions (Add-ons) are more memory hungry than others.

I have found that by making a few tweaks to the settings for Firefox, memory usage may be managed a bit more (although it still might not be a great as one would like).

I posted a few (detailed) here on this post:

Firefox Memory Leak Solutions – http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2006/07/firefox-memory-leak-solutions.html

I’ve made some recommendations of settings that I found helpful (and not so much) on that page, along with links to the Mozilla pages they reference. You might want to try some of them to see if it helps a bit–nothing I’ve yet found will completely stop the problem, but they seem to make it a bit more manageable.

I’ve found that in testing Firefox 3.0 (Gran Paradiso) in both the Alpha’s and the nightly versions (Minefield) that while memory management is much improved…it still has some issues I hope the Mozilla team is working out.

On an unrelated note…what version of Vista are you running the x64 or x32 bit version?

Also, are you using ReadyBoost with your system? The Vista laptop we have at home runs Vista Home Premium (x32) with a 1GB RAM as well. I’ve added a 2 GB USB stick and dedicated all of the space on it to ReadyBoost caching. It doesn’t make it magically faster, but does seem to add a bit of pep to the system.

Love the blog and check in via the RSS feed daily! Thanks for all your advice and posts!

Cheers

]]> By: Ryan Poppa http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24085 Ryan Poppa Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:18:51 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24085 http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/firefox-does-not-have-a-memory-bug-but-heres-how-you-improve-mem-usage/ --FYI http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/firefox-does-not-have-a-memory-bug-but-heres-how-you-improve-mem-usage/

–FYI

]]> By: dre http://www.computerdefense.org/2007/08/memory-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-24053 dre Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:28:56 +0000 http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=376#comment-24053 I use AIM Lite, so try it out as a Pidgin replacement. For Firefox, I suggest setting an environmental variable MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1. Then run firefox -ProfileManager and create 5 profiles (GMail, Bloglines, cPanel, personal, and a general one). You can then start each profile with firefox -P profilename. Each firefox instance is now it's own process, and I'd be willing to bet that the memory footprints would be much smaller. As an added benefit, you can load different add-ons and each profile is protected against attacks which cross the same-origin policy (XSS, CSRF, HRS, etc). I use AIM Lite, so try it out as a Pidgin replacement.

For Firefox, I suggest setting an environmental variable MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1. Then run firefox -ProfileManager and create 5 profiles (GMail, Bloglines, cPanel, personal, and a general one). You can then start each profile with firefox -P profilename. Each firefox instance is now it’s own process, and I’d be willing to bet that the memory footprints would be much smaller. As an added benefit, you can load different add-ons and each profile is protected against attacks which cross the same-origin policy (XSS, CSRF, HRS, etc).

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