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DEUser
DEUser

Hello, I used to use FireFox consistently. Then I noticed a downgrade in performance. I checked Task Master and saw this FireFox with 45 entries. With few CPU entries, but over 3 Gigabytes of Memory usage. Why would that be, and what can I do to correct it and still be able to use FireFox?

Hello, I used to use FireFox consistently. Then I noticed a downgrade in performance. I checked Task Master and saw this FireFox with 45 entries. With few CPU entries, but over 3 Gigabytes of Memory usage. Why would that be, and what can I do to correct it and still be able to use FireFox?
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Paul
Paul
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Hi

Do you have many tabs open and several add-ons installed in Firefox?

DEUser
DEUser Umnikazi wombuzo

This occurs with only 1 tab open and I have no add-on's...

wirkutskijkarl
wirkutskijkarl

Hi! High memory usage like that can happen if you have many tabs open or extensions running in the background. Try disabling extensions one by one, and also consider using Firefox’s Task Manager (Shift+Esc) to see which tabs or add-ons are consuming the most memory.

DEUser
DEUser Umnikazi wombuzo

As I mentioned above, it occurs as soon as I launch FF, and there are no extensions or add-on's...

DEUser
DEUser Umnikazi wombuzo

It often starts with 10-14 entries, and then climbs up to as many as 45+ entries on Task Manager...