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Why is Firefox using too much ram and how to fix it?

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james_t_mumu
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Firefox according to task manager is using around 3gig of ram. I'm having trouble clicking on anything because there is a delay. I've uninstalled what few add-ons i had and no improvement. My pc is Intel I59400f running windows 10 with 8 gig ram plus gtx1660 super with 6gb ram too

Firefox according to task manager is using around 3gig of ram. I'm having trouble clicking on anything because there is a delay. I've uninstalled what few add-ons i had and no improvement. My pc is Intel I59400f running windows 10 with 8 gig ram plus gtx1660 super with 6gb ram too

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FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-slow-how-make-it-faster

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-many-cpu-resources-how-fix

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-much-memory-ram

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-takes-long-time-start-up

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/quick-fixes-if-your-firefox-slows-down


MemTest LAST UPDATED : 12/04/2020 Could you please run a tool from http://memtest.org/ in order to check the integrity of your RAM?

You will need a thumb or disk drive to install it on.


Do you let Windows handle the page file or did you set a fixed size ? If you use a fixed size for the page file then try the former and let Windows handle the page file.