Firefox is using too much RAM and CPU

I noticed that Firefox's memory usage would slowly climb until it reached 500 or 600k. I observed that when this happened, the CPU usage would go to 100%, the cursor would freeze or turn to that scrolling blue circle, the screen would white-out a la 'not responding' and the 'EN' (for language) and the arrow to show hidden icons in the notification area would disappear. When it finally unhanged, the screen would flicker, the Firefox icon in the task bar would move outwards then back in (like another program was opened then closed) and the 'EN' and the arrow would re-appear and the CPU usage would drop. The longer Fireofx was left open, the more times it happened (up to several times a minute) and the longer it took to unfreeze. All other programs work perfectly while this is happening.
The only thing that works is restarting the browser but this is not really a solution because the problem just comes back. I often work with many tabs open (sometimes up to 10) but I have noticed that this occurs even when I have only one tab open.

I think this is a problem with Adblock Plus. I have reported it as a critical bug and an update is coming out this Monday. Hooray!

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Why does my laptop give me a warning saying that firefox is using too much memory and to restart firefox to be more efficient? I just bought this laptop so I know it has the power to run what I need it to.

You appear to have AVG installed:
*See --> http://forums.avg.com/ww-en/avg-forums?sec=thread&act=show&id=173969#post_173969
From reading on the internet, it appears that when there is a spike in memory usage, AVG "interprets" that as a memory leak, possibly caused by malware. AVG could be incorrect concerning that assumption. Maybe they are being a bit too conservative about memory usage; just my opinion.
The decision is yours to turn off the "advisor" or leave it on.
'''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when <u>signed-in</u> to the forum.'''
Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
*Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]
*'''''Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape''''': [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-and-updating-adobe-reader Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox]
*Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20the%20Flash%20plugin#w_updating-flash Updating Flash in Firefox]
*'''''Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers''''': [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox]

Labview 2010 vi using too much RAM and causing Crashes

hello everyone,
I was given a LV 2010 vi to integrate with another functionality.This Vi is used for a long time on XP and Windows 7 platform having various RAM size.it still runs fine on those PCs. This Vi has functionality that it waits for user to press start button that it reads data and plots.however i am not giving start command and it starts consuming too much RAM and resulting system Crash.
System Config: I have Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz with 2 GB RAM and windows 7 .
Plz show some methods to prevent them and why it is happening.?
Note:1) i also checked my ram through windows test and it has no error.
2) windows shows me some low disk error sometimes.
plz help me out here i am stuck here for week.
thanks & regards

Post your VI if you are allowed, we cannot help you without that info...
If you are a beginner in LabVIEW, it will not take 1 day to gain some level. LabVIEW is a full featured programming language, it is very easy to program it wrong. I suggest you to start learn it using the online resources. You have an active LabVIEW licence? If so, you can access the "self-paced online training" via menu point "MyNI", see top of this website just next to your name (you need to connect your account to your licence in order to use the online training). Another option could be to pay for a virtual classroom course, get more info here: http://sine.ni.com/tacs/app/overview/p/ap/of/lang/en/pg/1/sn/n5nline,n24:12725/id/1582/ I did this a few years ago (Core 1 and 2.) and the tutor from NI was very professional, and it was also comfortable since you attend the class via internet from yoour home or workplace.

Every time I load my igoogle home page opening firefox, it opens it in two tabs instead of one, and then AVG tells me firefox is using too much memory and I should close and reopen it; Why

I open firefox using my igoogle home page and immediately it opens two igoogle tabs on top instead of just one how do I stop it from opening the second one? and then after about two minutes AVG tells me firefox is using too much memory slowing my machine and tells me to close and reopen fire fox...how do I fix that?

Make sure that Firefox closes properly and that that there are no longer Firefox or plugin-container processes left on the Processes tab in the Task Manager. Otherwise session restore will reopen the page(s) from the previous session.
See "Hang at exit":
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+hangs

FF using too much RAM and getting slow

FF is using too much RAM
After I start FF, like 5 minutes later, it's using like 1gb of ram, and if i dont restart it, i grows to 3gb~4gb of RAM used

the article above didn't help
updated to the beta version and solved it

Sometimes I get a message on the task bar at the bottom of the screen saying Firefox is using too much memory and the browser slows down terribly. What do I need to do?

This has been happening for several months now.
I use AVG anti-virus and it runs both updates and scans regularly. I do find that if I do an extra full scan it improves the situation for perhaps half a day.
Sometimes the fault slows down the browser so much that it times out and I have to click the retry button.
It seems to happen with most sites that I visit, I have been unable to identify any particular one as being worse than the others

If you want to reduce memory(60%) '''when firefox minimize[only in windows os] '''there is an easy old good trick:
type in the address bar '''about:config'''
then press the button '''i'll be careful i promise'''
then '''right-click''' anywhere in the list of preferences and choose '''new''' > '''boolean'''
then type in the open window '''config.trim_on_minimize'''
then click''' OK''', and in the next window select '''TRUE''' and click '''OK'''.
exit firefox and restart-it.
'''works only in windows os'''
see for more info :
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config About:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Config.trim_on_minimize Config.trim on minimize]
thank you
Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.

Running 9.0.1 Firefox. I get a msg from AVG that Firefox is using too much memory and then the computer (not just Firefox) shuts off. Running Win7 (64-bit) with 4 GB Mem and Intel i-5. Only 4-5 "normal" windows are open at the time this happens.

Right now Task manager Performance tab on Memory says: Total 3958; Cached mem 1588; Avail 2239; Free 722; Physical Mem 43% and this window is the only thing open. Kernel mem (MB) says Paged 179 and Nonpaged 80.
I can get you more info if you tell me what you need (and where to find it - I am 60 y.o. woman and this is not my forte :=)
Thanks,
sandy

If you want to reduce memory(60%) '''when firefox minimize[only in windows os] '''there is an easy old good trick:
type in the address bar '''about:config'''
then press the button '''i'll be careful i promise'''
then '''right-click''' anywhere in the list of preferences and choose '''new''' > '''boolean'''
then type in the open window '''config.trim_on_minimize'''
then click''' OK''', and in the next window select '''TRUE''' and click '''OK'''.
exit firefox and restart-it.
'''works only in windows os'''
see for more info :
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config About:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Config.trim_on_minimize Config.trim on minimize]
thank you
Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.

Firefox uses too much ram

My FIrefox has been using too much RAM as of late. I have followed all the steps in the firefox support page about checking for possible plugins that may or may not be using too much RAM, but after starting firefox in safe mode, there really wasn't much of a difference. Maybe like 5k kb less, but it's still not enough to account for the 1.7million kb that firefox ends up using with one tab open.
I like to leave my pc on for a bit, and sometimes I'll leave firefox running with a tab open while I'm using other applications, but even if i restart my firefox, the RAM usage does not decrease. After closing all applications and leaving only firefox running, it appears to be around 1.5million kb. Only if i restart my whole pc does the RAM usage drop back to normal levels, and then it ramps back up after a period of time.
I would like to get this resolved soon, or at least figure out the cause of this.
http://puu.sh/9ihMr/585bac7192.png
http://puu.sh/9ihPx/4a9da78104.png
My system has:
2x2GB DDR3 Kingston memory modules
Radeon HD5850 with 1 GB of RAM
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Start your Computer in safe mode with networking. See if there
is still a problem.
It could be the work of one of your add-ons, or even add / mal-ware.
Look thru your add-ons list and make sure you know what each one is
there for. Also, check the programs that are on your computer
'''Windows > Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs.'''
'''Mac: Open the "Applications" folder'''
Go thru the list and use a web search to check any that you don't
know what they are.
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Now using Firefox 7 I'll give it some time and let you know the results Thanks Jack

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*Web Browsers High Memory Usage
*: http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-forums?sec=thread&act=show&id=180124
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* Restartless Restart :: Add-ons for Firefox (15.4 KB)<br> https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/restartless-restart/
* QuickRestart :: Add-ons for Firefox (34.8 KB)<br>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quickrestart/

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