Sometimes
Firefox consumes a lot of RAM, more than it needs . and this makes computer slow and freezing . This article explains how to solve this problem, in other words, making
Firefox consumes a bit of RAM
1 - Update Firefox to the latest version
Of course later versions contain many developments , including fixes of bugs and improvement of consumption of less memory.
To get the latest version of
Firefox from
here
2 - extensions and themes
Extensions and themes may make
Firefox consumes a lot of RAM
To make sure that I'm right, open Firefox in "
Safe Mode" , you will notice a difference in the consumption of resources and because in "
Safe Mode" themes and extensions are disabled.
The idea that I want to explain here, is that we can disable some extensions or themes that consume lot of resources.
Some websites contains some unnecessary scripts and ADS which again consumes a lot of resources.
Here, are extensions that prevent the functioning of what we have said before.
Adblock Plus ===> prevent the appearance of ads.
Flashblock ===> disrupt the functioning of flash files , you can run it when you want by clicking a button appearing in the middle of the flash file.
No Script ===> disrupt the functioning of unnecessary scripts.
3 - extensions
Extensions which are not appropriate with the release of
Firefox , especially older ones can cause in consumption largest amount of RAM.
Update your firefox Add ons.
Disable Add Ons that cause excessive consumption of Memory.
By going to
tools >>
Add-on
And disable them, those that consume more resources than they should.
Do not forget to close
Firefox and reopen it after the operation in order to notice the difference.
4 - Check the option "Use hardware acceleration when available"
By Going to this Path.
Edit >>
Preferences >>
Advanced >>
General
5 - Restart Firefox
Opening and closing
Firefox , especially after a long period of using it has a clear impact in putting an end to bad consumption of resources.
6 - The use of a small number of Tabs
7 - Tools of Memory Troubleshooting
about: memory is
a
page that allows you to see the consumption of resources by the web pages.
And pressing the button "
Minimize memory usage" at the top right of the page may reduce the consumption of resources.
RAMBack is an extension that will help you to empty the memory.
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