Firefox - Unbelievable (RAM usage)

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I open firefox browser for a while and later see that everything is slowing down. I check the memory usage using taskbar and firefox uses anywhere from 20mb to 150mb. Right now, it is at 110mb. I have open about 9 tabs in 3 windows. Why is this happening?

The RAM usage gradually builds up as I keep on browsing. Why..why..why??

 

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For most users, Firefox doesn't use an abnormally large amount of memory. For others, however, Firefox's memory consumption is a major problem. This article discusses how to lower Firefox's memory consumption. Typical Firefox memory usage reported by Windows is around 100-150 MB. These numbers will vary because Firefox is configured by default to use more memory on systems that have more memory available and less on systems with less. If you experience substantially more usage than this, there may be a problem, or you may just be viewing pages with large amounts of data.

Plugins can cause Firefox to use more memory when they're used. They may not even release the memory they took until Firefox is closed. It's a good idea to make sure you're using the most recent version of every plugin. To save the maximum amount of memory, simply uninstall any unnecessary plugins. Here's some plugin-specific information.

Settings that reduce memory usage

Changing the about:config preferences below may have an effect on memory consumption but may also affect performance or reduce functionality. Read each article for the preference's effects. Each preference includes an estimate of the amount of memory that can be freed on an average (512MB RAM) system by choosing the most memory-friendly setting.
Preference Max memory freed
browser.cache.memory.capacity and browser.cache.memory.enable 14MB
browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers 20MB

The config.trim_on_minimize setting (Windows only) does not reduce the amount of memory used, it just swaps memory from RAM to disk. This may make Firefox slow to "wake up". If config.trim_on_minimize is left set at the default value (false), the memory will be swapped to disk only if it is needed by another application. Therefore, for most purposes the default value is recommended.

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Hope this is where I can ask this q.



I open firefox browser for a while and later see that everything is slowing down. I check the memory usage using taskbar and firefox uses anywhere from 20mb to 150mb. Right now, it is at 110mb. I have open about 9 tabs in 3 windows. Why is this happening?

The RAM usage gradually builds up as I keep on browsing. Why..why..why??

Stop looking at all that porn? Seems normal to me.

Btw, How To Reduce Firefox Memory Usage