How to Prevent Firefox from Using Too Much Memory?

• First of all, you have to select the hamburger icon in the upper right-hand side of the screen to launch the Firefox menu.
• Navigate to the drop-down menu section and select Options.
• Then you will see the Preferences page launch with the General category loaded by default.
• Move down to the Firefox Updates.
• Now, reboot the Firefox if required.

• Get started by inputting “about:support” in the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• After that, select the Restart with Add-ons Disabled beneath Try Safe Mode.
• You should click on “Start in Safe mode” if Firefox reboots.
• Firefox should be used regularly during the checking of memory and CPU percentage.

• To get started, navigate to the hamburger icon in the upper right-hand side of the screen, then you will see the Firefox menu.
• After that, you should go to the drop-down menu and choose “Add-ons”.
• Then you have to choose Extensions in the left menu.
• You should select the three-dot icon near to an extension.
• Navigate to the drop-down menu and choose Disable.
• You have to repeat this for every extension.
• Thereafter click on the hamburger Firefox menu button in the upper right-hand side of the screen.
• Now, go to Exit to shut down the browser.

• First, you have to go to the hamburger icon in the upper right-hand side of the screen. It will launch the Firefox menu.
• After that, you should navigate to the drop-down menu and choose Add-ons.
• You should choose the Themes option in the left menu.
• Navigate to the three-dot icon near to Default listed beneath Disabled.
• Go to the pop-up menu and choose Enable.
• You have to click on the hamburger Firefox menu icon in the upper right-hand side o the screen.
• Now, choose Exit to shut the browser.

• To begin with, go to the hamburger icon on the upper right-hand side of the screen. It will launch the Firefox menu.
• After that, you should navigate to the drop-down menu and choose Options.
• Then Preferences page will launch with the General category loaded by default.
• You should move down to Performance.
• By default, Firefox turns on the “Use recommended performance settings” option.
• Untick the “Use hardware acceleration when available” feature.

• First and foremost, enter “about:memory” in the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• You should find the “Free memory” panel and select “Minimize memory usage”.
• Alternatively, you can select the GC (garbage collection) and CC (cycle collection) options.

• Navigate to the “Auto Tab Discard” listing on Add-ons window of the Mozilla’s Firefox.
• After that, click on “Add to Firefox.
• When the pop-up window comes, click on Add option.
• Now, click on Ok, Got It to verify the add-on management steps.

• Firstly, you have to input “about:config” in the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• You should enter “browser.sessionhistory.max_enteries” in the search section and hit the Enter key.
• Then twice click on the current value.
• Go to the pop-up screen’s text field and input a lower digit.
• After that, click on the OK tab.
• Later, go to the hamburger menu icon in Firefox to open its menu.
• Now, click on Exit to close the browser.

• You have to input “about:support” in the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• Then you should click on Open Folder, view near to Profile Folder, listed beneath Application Basics.
• Go to the “content-prefs.sqlite” file and right-click on it within that folder and choose the Delete option.
• Navigate to the hamburger menu icon in Firefox to enter its menu.
• Now, choose Exit to shut the browser.

• First, you have to enter “about:support” in the search bar and hit the Enter key.
• After that, click on Refresh Firefox.
• When the pop-up screen comes to ask, click on Refresh Firefox.
• When Firefox reboots, click on Finish.

Ryan Smith is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cyber security. He writes about the latest updates regarding mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. His articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.

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