We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Avatar for Username

Zoeken in Support

Vermijd ondersteuningsscams. We zullen u nooit vragen een telefoonnummer te bellen, er een sms naar te sturen of persoonlijke gegevens te delen. Meld verdachte activiteit met de optie ‘Misbruik melden’.

Meer info

Deze conversatie is gearchiveerd. Stel een nieuwe vraag als u hulp nodig hebt.

Firefox 3.6.3 Large Memory Use the Longer the Browser is Open (slows computer)

  • 4 antwoorden
  • 42 hebben dit probleem
  • 22 weergaven
  • Laatste antwoord van rtobias71

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser
more options

Firefox loads with memory usage approx 90-100k Over the course of a few hours memory usage grows to 500k Memory usage grows whether I begin browsing or not (as an experiment, I opened browser without opening a URL and left the browser open overnight). Significantly slows my system. When the memory size has grown large, I am able to close Firefox. The browser closes. However, Firefox takes ~1-3 minutes before it actually shuts down. If I try to open a new browser during that time, I get a message saying that Firefox is still running.

I opened a new thread as requested after reading: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/626951 (firefox 3.6 has possible memory leak after prolonged usage and becomes unresponsive)

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== I upgraded to Firefox 3.6

Firefox loads with memory usage approx 90-100k Over the course of a few hours memory usage grows to 500k Memory usage grows whether I begin browsing or not (as an experiment, I opened browser without opening a URL and left the browser open overnight). Significantly slows my system. When the memory size has grown large, I am able to close Firefox. The browser closes. However, Firefox takes ~1-3 minutes before it actually shuts down. If I try to open a new browser during that time, I get a message saying that Firefox is still running. I opened a new thread as requested after reading: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/626951 (firefox 3.6 has possible memory leak after prolonged usage and becomes unresponsive) == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I upgraded to Firefox 3.6

Alle antwoorden (4)

zzxc
zzxc
more options

From your plugin and extension information, there are a few possible reasons for this:

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser Vraageigenaar
more options

Same issue as poster above. When I check task manager after having the newest version up and running for a few hours the memory usage becomes completely insane. Upwards of a 1,000,000 k. This is way too much, I'm going to have to start using Opera until this gets sorted out.

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser Vraageigenaar
more options

Update: I updated by plug-ins and disabled the "Mozilla ActiveX control" shortly after zzxc replied.

I also ran Firefox in Safe mode. Same thing happened, just takes longer.

I am currently closing and restarting Firefox 3.6 every time it grows to the 500k-600k mark.

rtobias71
rtobias71
more options

I have similar problem with Firefox 3.6.15, so far I try adding or memory to my XP machine and that does not solve the problem.


I now getting up to 474 MB memory usage!

What is going on with firefox???

Bewerkt door rtobias71 op