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Does your browser crash regularly?

yhelothar

yhelothar

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I don't think I've used a browser in the past several years that didn't crash regularly. FF, IE, Chrome, Opera.

I don't recall this ever happening to me in the past, but now it happens several times a week, if not a day regardless of what browser I use.

I do open a lot more tabs than ever though, and the crashes usually happen when I have over a dozen tabs open.

So is this happening with everyone or is there something specifically that's wrong with what I'm using?
 
My browsers (Firefox) usually run for months. Yes, months. This also means that I forgo browser updates and Windows Updates because I don't want to restart the browser (I do check the security bulletins to see just what the vulnerabilities are and how they're exploited, in case there is an update that I absolutely must get). I hate restarting because with many hundreds of tabs, it's a pain to do so. This also requires the 64-bit version of Firefox (only available as a nightly build) because otherwise I'll be crashing every day or two due to memory constraints.

So... if your browsers are crashing with just a dozen tabs, that's not normal and shouldn't be happening.

What does the memory usage look like? What sites are you visiting? There are some sites that behave badly (the worst are those with recursive iframes--that will usually blow up a browser), but in my experience, stuff like that's usually pretty rare.
 
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No regular crashing here. But I have seen /heard of crashing on other machines. And it's usually due to a bad plug-in or Malware.
 
I've had Chrome lock up a few times, but that was back when it was first released. I expect it's better now, but I don't use it. On Firefox, I've had a few crashes/locks, but I've been running betas for years, so the occasional problem is expected. I've never had a stable Firefox release crash.
 
Very rare crashes here, Win 7 SP1- IE10 and recently went to IE11. BuT I do not do much web surfing and am very cautious about what I click on.
Also I never open more than 6 tabs at once
 
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code65536 said:
My browsers (Firefox) usually run for months. Yes, months. This also means that I forgo browser updates and Windows Updates because I don't want to restart the browser (I do check the security bulletins to see just what the vulnerabilities are and how they're exploited, in case there is an update that I absolutely must get). I hate restarting because with many hundreds of tabs, it's a pain to do so. This also requires the 64-bit version of Firefox (only available as a nightly build) because otherwise I'll be crashing every day or two due to memory constraints.

So... if your browsers are crashing with just a dozen tabs, that's not normal and shouldn't be happening.

What does the memory usage look like? What sites are you visiting? There are some sites that behave badly (the worst are those with recursive iframes--that will usually blow up a browser), but in my experience, stuff like that's usually pretty rare.
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Hmmmm sounds like I need to get the 64bit version of firefox
 
ketchup79 said:
Living on the edge, are we?

lol
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I'm not sure why I do it. A browser's a browser. It displays content, and the betas don't generally display more than a stable release. I guess I like advance notice of what's coming up, and it gives me a chance to prepare and adapt, rather than being a big surprise on release day. You sometimes get new features, but the release schedule's so fast, you aren't waiting long if you choose to stay on stable.
 
@yhelothar: How much RAM do you have? And how much of if it is already being used by your OS before you start the browser?

In Windows XP, I had no problems running Pale Moon with 512MB RAM and usually 6-8 tabs open (~140-170MB is used by Windows), even with virtual memory disabled. Chrome did not perform so well though, and sometimes would crash with more than 2 tabs open.

In my Linux distro, I had a much tougher time finding a browser that didn't crash with 512MB RAM (without virtual memory), then I looked and noticed my OS was already using ~400MB before the browser was open. Using 2GB of RAM in this scenario resulted in way less (almost no) crashing. I think having more than 6-8 tabs open is bad organization and the main problem you (and everyone) should stop doing altogether though.
 
Pale Moon is now my default browser. It never crashes. Ever. Nor does IE when I have to use it.

What are yr system specs?

Why do you keep so many tabs open? What else is open when this happens?
 
Nope, can't remember the last time it crashed. Not this year for sure. I use Chrome with dozens of tabs. 16GB system memory.
 
When I was in windows 7 any browser I used to constantly lock up on me, and it was typically always on the same sites. Oddly it went away when I switched to Linux. I think it had to do with flash. Liveleak was one of the sites I was unable to go to. Any time someone would post a link to a video there and I'd click it I'd practically have to reboot. Firefox in Linux is actually fairly stable compared to any browser/OS combination I've seen.
 
Opera, portable Chromium, Chrome - they all crash every other week.
And Flash dies almost every day in one context or another.
 
ninaholic37 said:
@yhelothar: How much RAM do you have? And how much of if it is already being used by your OS before you start the browser?

In Windows XP, I had no problems running Pale Moon with 512MB RAM and usually 6-8 tabs open (~140-170MB is used by Windows), even with virtual memory disabled. Chrome did not perform so well though, and sometimes would crash with more than 2 tabs open.

In my Linux distro, I had a much tougher time finding a browser that didn't crash with 512MB RAM (without virtual memory), then I looked and noticed my OS was already using ~400MB before the browser was open. Using 2GB of RAM in this scenario resulted in way less (almost no) crashing. I think having more than 6-8 tabs open is bad organization and the main problem you (and everyone) should stop doing altogether though.
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I've upped my ram to 24GB. It made things better but it's still not good. I think I'll try removing all my plugins and starting new.
 
Red Squirrel said:
When I was in windows 7 any browser I used to constantly lock up on me, and it was typically always on the same sites. Oddly it went away when I switched to Linux. I think it had to do with flash. Liveleak was one of the sites I was unable to go to. Any time someone would post a link to a video there and I'd click it I'd practically have to reboot. Firefox in Linux is actually fairly stable compared to any browser/OS combination I've seen.
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Yeah I have a feeling it mostly has to do with flash. Although flash does seem much more stable lately. I had a few year span where flash crashed regularly.
 
Almost never have crashes with firefox, can't remember the last time actually.

Also, i usually have a lot of tabs open but since they all don't load when i reopen the browser, that solves that potential problem.


code65536 said:
My browsers (Firefox) usually run for months. Yes, months. This also means that I forgo browser updates and Windows Updates because I don't want to restart the browser (I do check the security bulletins to see just what the vulnerabilities are and how they're exploited, in case there is an update that I absolutely must get). I hate restarting because with many hundreds of tabs, it's a pain to do so. This also requires the 64-bit version of Firefox (only available as a nightly build) because otherwise I'll be crashing every day or two due to memory constraints.

So... if your browsers are crashing with just a dozen tabs, that's not normal and shouldn't be happening.

What does the memory usage look like? What sites are you visiting? There are some sites that behave badly (the worst are those with recursive iframes--that will usually blow up a browser), but in my experience, stuff like that's usually pretty rare.
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I too leave FF open for weeks at a time. If all your browsers are crashing, you probably have a Hardware problem. There could be a Software issue, but it's not Browser specific.
 
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