Firefox never releases memory which it allocates

A family member's machine which is running 24/7 became slow. I took a look and found that practically every task which used to be instant now took a long time to complete, freezing along the way.

The root cause: Firefox, open for the last month or so, allocated 5+ GB of RAM with about 8-10 tabs open. It has been my experience with Firefox that it allocates but never releases memory, and when it allocates, it does so lavishly, using incomprehensible amounts of RAM. This is what it currently looks like on the machine from which I am making this post:

Notice the allocated memory from only 6 tabs! Fortunately I have 16 GB available and do not feel pressure at the moment.

Mozilla developers are clearly genius, but they are exactly who never give a f__k about usability. And that is why you should never hire genius open-source developers: they will leave you ruined as soon as they would become bored or you pressure them for quality of code.

Posted by: LinuxLies at 09:28 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
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