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I have a metered connection, how can I set up Firefox 56 for minimal data usage

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montanadan
montanadan

I get 5gb per month, so videos and flash stuff can cause me to go over my allowance. Any tips would be helpful. I need to be to prevent downloading of high mb content.

I get 5gb per month, so videos and flash stuff can cause me to go over my allowance. Any tips would be helpful. I need to be to prevent downloading of high mb content.

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Hello, try these add-ons:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/save-data/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-autoplay/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noflash/

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Mkll
Mkll

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Hello, try these add-ons:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/save-data/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-autoplay/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noflash/

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FredMcD
FredMcD

Many programs "phone home" to check for updates. Firefox not only checks for its own updates but also its add-ons.

You have to tell all those programs not to check for updates, but to remember to do manual checks now and then.

Sandy
Sandy

In checking my data usage, there are two (2) Firefox entries - firefox.exe 1.57 GB and firefox.exe 1.3 GB. Why are there two entries for data usage?

Please advise as I'm on a restricted data plan from AT&T

Thanks Sandy

FredMcD
FredMcD

I am not sure what you are seeing, but;

More than one process is normal for the current Firefox. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/22/multi-process-firefox/

Multi-process Firefox is codenamed "e10s". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/multiprocess


Try to disable multi-process tabs in Firefox. You can disable multi-process tabs in Firefox by setting the related prefs to false on the about:config page.

browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.