Re: mozilla-firefox and firefox packages
On 12/18/05, [KS] <lists04@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Same here. Keeping Firefox running for long hours eats up more and more
> memory. The experiment I report earlier was done on a new instance of
> each browser, so it does not show the effects of long term use. Also the
> test did not involve opening pages with lots of huge images on them.
> Those are the real killer if you want to keep the same session. They
> stay in the memory even after you close the tab!!
I've found improvements in Firefox's performance by clearing the
download manager. Nothing quantitative, though.
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