This uses up more memory than you would otherwise think. Network link prefetch will download all pages with the rel=”prefetch” tag. Now when you minimize the window it will free up memory. Right click on the page and choose New then Boolean and create a boolean called im_on_minimize and set it to true. This will make Firefox less responsive if you minimize/maximize a lot, but it is good if you need to free memory while multi-tasking to other applications. Set to between 5000 or 15000.Ĭonfigure Firefox to swap memory to disk when minimized. Aim for 80% of whatever the default is.Ĭontrols how much disk space is used to cache pages in kilobytes. This controls how many kilobytes of memory are used for the browser’s cache. Right click on the page and choose New then Integer and create an integer called and set it to a low number. Type “about:config” into your address bar to access the hidden configuration options for Firefox.Ĭontrols how much memory is used to cache pages.
They are most useful if you are multitasking and need Firefox to be less of a memory hog while using other applications. These configuration changes are a trade-off between internet browsing speed and memory usage. Unfortunately, because of the way it’s configured to run out of the box it *looks* like it has one.įollow these simple steps to get your Firefox memory usage under control. Firefox memory leak? It doesn’t have one.
