Re: I think Firefox is crashing my system

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Subject: Re: I think Firefox is crashing my system
From: John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:58:03 -0500
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Reply-to: john@sugarbit.com (John Hasler)
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20250816230808.GE551562@qaa.vinc17.org> (Vincent Lefevre's message of "Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:08:08 +0200")
References: <a1d75b2a428b1decc5f11a5c2ddc5ed0797af1b9.camel.ref@sbcglobal.net> <[🔎] aJ_D2XuxSRUAKBQa@phcomp.co.uk> <[🔎] e98a6b27e90b0093d0e1ed7dcea85b79465f1682.camel@sbcglobal.net> <[🔎] 202508161454.32242.rhkramer@gmail.com> <[🔎] 20250816230808.GE551562@qaa.vinc17.org>

Many sites use JS that keeps running even when the tab is "inactive".
Sometimes it has memory leaks. Install New Tab Suspender v2 or a similar
inactive tab suspender.

Also go into about:config and set browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory.
-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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