Comments on: Seven Ways To Solve Firefox Memory Headaches http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/ Spam, Security, Privacy, Spyware, Phishing & Viruses from the Front Lines. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:13:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: ChaosKaizer http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1939 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:52:16 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1939 Thank you, I like the tab browser pref settings. Giving out some few tips here. as you all notice Firefox is resources hungry, memory cruncher, unexpected behavior, etc. . but thats depend on type of usage. Firefox is stable you can load 100 addons without conflict (there is benchmark somewhere on the net). But loading firefox with too many addons can drastically reduce the loading time and increase the memory usage. I found that most web developer has too many "Web dev addons" and certainly its in good used but this type of addons (firebugs,yslow,noscripts,dom related) is consider high in memory usage. The best way is to setup <strong>" firefox -profilemanager"</strong> and create different sets of profile (with related addons for each profile). As an example I have 4 sets of profiles. my setup 1. default, 2. surfing (noscripts,sage,foxmark,ai-roboform), 3. web dev (noscripts,firebug,colorzilla,pdfviewer,googletools,jsview,ieview,operator,snapshot,validator,seoadmin) 4. privacy (tor, noscripts) Thank you, I like the tab browser pref settings.

Giving out some few tips here. as you all notice Firefox is resources hungry, memory cruncher, unexpected behavior, etc. . but thats depend on type of usage. Firefox is stable you can load 100 addons without conflict (there is benchmark somewhere on the net).

But loading firefox with too many addons can drastically reduce the loading time and increase the memory usage. I found that most web developer has too many “Web dev addons” and certainly its in good used but this type of addons (firebugs,yslow,noscripts,dom related) is consider high in memory usage. The best way is to setup ” firefox -profilemanager” and create different sets of profile (with related addons for each profile). As an example I have 4 sets of profiles. my setup 1. default, 2. surfing (noscripts,sage,foxmark,ai-roboform), 3. web dev (noscripts,firebug,colorzilla,pdfviewer,googletools,jsview,ieview,operator,snapshot,validator,seoadmin) 4. privacy (tor, noscripts)

]]> by: Julie http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1856 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:54:14 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1856 I use MacBook. How to fix an unexpected error occured(error code 1712) I use MacBook. How to fix an unexpected error occured(error code 1712)

]]> by: windozer http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1576 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:05:24 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1576 "since all the bookmarks on my wife’s machine vanished for no apparent reason" --> yeah, i had that too after some windowsupdates in the past =F “since all the bookmarks on my wife’s machine vanished for no apparent reason” –> yeah, i had that too after some windowsupdates in the past =F

]]> by: Dean’s Blog » Links for this week http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1497 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:36:21 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-1497 [...] Fixing Firefox’s memory leak article 1 and artcile 2 [...] […] Fixing Firefox’s memory leak article 1 and artcile 2 […]

]]> by: Anonymous Coward http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-501 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:03:04 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-501 If it's a basic CS 101 bug, why don't you fix it? Firefox is open source, after all. If it’s a basic CS 101 bug, why don’t you fix it? Firefox is open source, after all.

]]> by: Editor http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-500 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:25:44 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-500 @Charles. <br> You might want to try updating all your extensions. <br> <br> If that doesn't fix your browser, disable all extensions, then re-enable them one at a time till you find the extension (or combination) that screws up your system. @Charles.
You might want to try updating all your extensions.

If that doesn’t fix your browser, disable all extensions, then re-enable them one at a time till you find the extension (or combination) that screws up your system.

]]> by: Charles Jie http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-499 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:27:59 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-499 It's the first time I read about firefox memory leak issue. Thanks. However, in my usage, two issues are more serious than this:<br> <br> 1. CPU leak - from time to time, I'll find that firefox is comsuming 25%, 50%, and up to 99% of my cpu for a long time (hours) instead of keep idle. I would restart it then. (I use Mandriva 2006 and 9.2)<br> <br> 2. Cut and Paste pollution - when I paste a url into firefox's location field, it may fill some other extra text at the same time. The strange extra text is from my previous cut-and-paste. If it happens, it keeps doing bad jobs until I restart firefox.<br> <br> I don't know it's the application or the extensions which is responsible for the issues. Today I try to clean 2/3 (about 8) of my extensions and keep watching it. It’s the first time I read about firefox memory leak issue. Thanks. However, in my usage, two issues are more serious than this:

1. CPU leak - from time to time, I’ll find that firefox is comsuming 25%, 50%, and up to 99% of my cpu for a long time (hours) instead of keep idle. I would restart it then. (I use Mandriva 2006 and 9.2)

2. Cut and Paste pollution - when I paste a url into firefox’s location field, it may fill some other extra text at the same time. The strange extra text is from my previous cut-and-paste. If it happens, it keeps doing bad jobs until I restart firefox.

I don’t know it’s the application or the extensions which is responsible for the issues. Today I try to clean 2/3 (about 8) of my extensions and keep watching it.

]]> by: Ike Ahnoklast http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-498 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:46:37 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-498 The "solutions" presented here may have some value since they address the indirect side-effects of the fundamental problem, which is a basic CS101 bug involving unintended recursion that results in memory exhaustion. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246974<br> <br> Not clear if/when this will ever be fixed. The “solutions” presented here may have some value since they address the indirect side-effects of the fundamental problem, which is a basic CS101 bug involving unintended recursion that results in memory exhaustion. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246974

Not clear if/when this will ever be fixed.

]]> by: BJ Gillette http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-497 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:49:16 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-497 @Saist. The extensions bring people to Firefox, and the extensions will keep them there.<br> <br> I'd rather fight the memory headaches and keep my extensions. @Saist. The extensions bring people to Firefox, and the extensions will keep them there.

I’d rather fight the memory headaches and keep my extensions.

]]> by: The Symposium http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-496 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:53:44 +0000 http://www.emailbattles.com/2006/02/16/browsers_aadjaafhic_ia/#comment-496 There's an extension for Firefox that backs up your bookmarks. There are many options for the extension, such as backing up to the same or a different directory as your current bookmarks, and backing up other essential Firefox files (history, passwords, cookies, etc.). You can also type in the name of other files that you wish to have backed up with this extension, and Firefox will comply. There’s an extension for Firefox that backs up your bookmarks. There are many options for the extension, such as backing up to the same or a different directory as your current bookmarks, and backing up other essential Firefox files (history, passwords, cookies, etc.). You can also type in the name of other files that you wish to have backed up with this extension, and Firefox will comply.

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