Re:Ask HN: How to use Firefox better?
by windsurfer on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @12:02PM
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Firefox is great when it comes to memory management. My Firefox instance is using 550 MB of RAM - and that's totally reasonable. I have some huge pages loaded, and around 20 of them, but Firefox remains very fast.
If you want it to use less memory, open less pages or open pages that use less memory. Other browsers won't help as they'll use around the same amount. Chrome hides it's usage in separate processes and threads, by the way.
Re:Ask HN: How to use Firefox better?
by guojh0570 on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @10:44PM
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thanks for replying, and I know Chrome separates its processes.
And I just wander sometimes Firefox use the same memory when I open 4 or 8 pages. Even it uses more memory for no reason(e.g. I open 2 pages, but it will increases).
If you want it to use less memory, open less pages or open pages that use less memory. Other browsers won't help as they'll use around the same amount. Chrome hides it's usage in separate processes and threads, by the way.