Reduce RAM Memory Usage for Mozilla Firefox
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Open Firefox configuration by pasting about:config into address bar and look look for values below.
Use filter to make it snappy.
1. Set Firefox to use less memory upon minimize
- config.trim_on_minimize True
- browser.cache.memory.capacity 16384
- browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers 0
- image.animation_mode none
2. Network pipelining reduces network load and can reduce page loading times.
- network.http.pipelining True
- network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 8
3. Configure FF Tools
- Tools –> Options –> Privacy -> Use Custom Setting for history
- Tools –> Options –> Applications -> PDF & other
4. Disable or uninstall unnecessary plug-ins, ad dons etc.
5. Try open less tabs.
6. If nothing helps then try closing and opening FF again.
7. Enjoy
| Set Firefox to use less memory upon minimize |