One common issue with Firefox is, it is utilizing too much memory in the long usage, and not releasing it back after the tabs closed. It even took sometime to fully released the memory when it was closed.
This tip however manage to solve this problem. While it still maintain the memory rate it use before, it will at least release back the memory upon minimization.
On my quick test below,when Firefox maximized, it is utilizing 101,149kb memory and 28% CPU. Once the screen minimized, the memory consumption immediately dropped to 29,444kb with 19% CPU.
After running it for 2 days, I’m more than happy with the whole performance. It’s not an issue with powerful computer powered by multi core CPU with huge memory, but for old computer owner with less memory that still want to use Firefox, this is great help indeed.
Use with caution however, since some commentators point out this tweak, has slightly effecting the computer performance.
Firefox screen maximized with 14 tabs opened – 101,149k
Firefox screen minimized with 14 tabs opened – 29,444k
