Configure Firefox to consume less RAM.
If you think that Firefox is consuming a lot of memory than try out this. Go to the address bar on your Firefox browser and write about:config
Write down on the filter browser.cache and select browser.cache.disk.capacity. By default it’s usually set to 50000. This value could be lowered depending on how much ram you have. Try 20000 if you have between 512Mb and 1GB of Ram. If you have less than 512Mb then reduce to 10000.
You can further economize your Ram consumption when Firefox is minimized, by simply sending Firefox back to the hard disk. To this, ones more about:config; right click anywhere and select New>>Boolean. Name it config.trim_on_minimize and set it’s value to TRUE. Restart Firefox.
For Linux Users this Relative Post explains how you can use the Swap to compensate your Ram
Kabatology:Open Source, Linux: Who is Using the Ram
10:29 pm on August 29th, 2007
I’ve been using Firefox for a while now. I see you have many good tips. good post.
11:24 pm on August 29th, 2007
Grazie un’altra volta per questo suggerimento su Firefox.
11:33 pm on August 29th, 2007
Good blog, good theme. I support Open Source and I’m happy that there is someone out there that talks about it. Ah good post.
8:38 pm on August 30th, 2007
How does reducing the _disk space_ used for caching pages reduce the memory usage? Author needs to get a clue…
“When a page is loaded, it is cached so it doesn’t need to be downloaded to be redisplayed. This preference controls the maximum amount of hard drive space to use for caching purposes.”
10:53 pm on August 30th, 2007
The Firefox cache resides in the Ram, so reducing the size of the cache means occupying less ram. When a page is loaded, it is cached as you said but if the cache is not so big this page passes to the hard disk Linux it quickly passes to the spam- that is made to give a hand to ram. that why in 512Mb in Linux equal 1G ram in windows. In windows the swap is a page.
8:21 pm on August 31st, 2007
Hi there, nice blog. Good tips too…
8:49 pm on April 7th, 2009
I tried this and I get no window that opes up as in the article
9:59 pm on April 7th, 2009
@PERRY: Well, its an embedded window…
11:27 am on June 29th, 2009
I tried this, but still slow. Cache use small amount memory but the program up to 830MB (firefox only). I search in the about:config there is only browser.cache.disk.capacity but no browser.disk.capacity. Is there other way to setting it?
Thanks before
2:58 pm on July 29th, 2009
I think firefox its good. . .
3:37 am on September 17th, 2009
This was no help at all.. I couldnt understand what you where saying. Type what where?? Then it just keeps taking me back to google search. Please dont post things that do not work.
3:42 am on September 17th, 2009
Ermmmm SO SORRY!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!! I figured out what was wrong!! I am so sorry thanks!!!