DurocShark
Lifer
56 for mine, and my PC and FF have been running for a few days straight...
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Talk about memory leak.
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If you think that's a memory leak, you ain't seen nothing.
I have wmpcore774j.exe (something from Windows Media Player I guess) for some reason running on startup, using ALL my RAM (1024MB), until it crashes with an out of memory error.
Hopefully I fixed the problem by deleting its startup entry (once I finally found it).
I have wmpcore774j.exe (something from Windows Media Player I guess) for some reason running on startup, using ALL my RAM (1024MB), until it crashes with an out of memory error.
Hopefully I fixed the problem by deleting its startup entry (once I finally found it).
JustAnAverageGuy
Diamond Member
I'm using about 40MB with Opera 7.5.
Drops to 8 when minimized. Never noticed that! Cool trick.
Drops to 8 when minimized. Never noticed that! Cool trick.
natto fire
Diamond Member
Demon-Xanth
Lifer
All that used memory is for caching. In Opera, you can actually specify memory and disk cache quotas. The memory hasn't leaked, it's still being used.
THIS IS NOT A MEMORY LEAK.
Or at least I don't think so. It's perfectly normal for Firefox to use this much memory.
The more memory you have, the more firefox wants to use. It adjusts it's memory usage dynamicly based on how much ram you have aviable.
In fact YOU WANT IT TO USE IT. It makes it faster.
Say you have 1256 megs of RAM. Say your only using 300 of it.
Now you open up firefox, you visit Anandtech.com, then you visit a dozen other sites.
Then when you go back to anandtech.com you still have all the pics and stuff in your memory cache. That way you don't have to re-read the stuff off of your harddrive, and so since it's in RAM it's quicker.
Ask yourself, why is a disk cache good for you? So you don't have to redownload the same pictures over and over again. So then a memory cache is good for the same reason.
Now what if it's a memory leak?? They way you'd know is if your using up most of your ram, and you open up firefox. So far everything is cool and their is enough room for it. No problem. But then after a couple hours of just using firefox your computer begins using the harddrive heavily because the RAM is used up and your starting to go into page file.
Then THAT's a memory leak.
But right now the screenshots you guys have shown are of Firefox using only a very small percentage of your memory. The second guy had only 400 or so megs out of 1200+ used!
That's 600 megs that your wasting! Why not use it for something usefull?
Look, if you need proof, then check out how much memory cache firefox is using, type into your URL bar about:cache, and it will show you how much memory cache and disk cache your using.
If you don't like it using so much memory, you can turn off the automaticly-adjusted memory cache feature. Like this
It will show you how to make your own user.js config file somewere else on that website. It shouldn't be hard to do, and that way you can unlock and manipulate the browser in ways that make extensions seem small fry. If your so inclined.
Now it could be a memory leak. I am not saying that it isn't, but I am saying that it isn't likely. IF your running out of memory and Firefox keeps using more and more and more over a long period of time, causing your system to go into the page file, then it could definatly be a memory leak.
But it's good policy to take advantage of the RAM you'd bought for yourself. After all, why did you buy it? As long as Firefox is working correctly it will use more memory on systems that have plenty to spare.
Don't forget the about:cache, and remember you can probably reduce the amount considurably if you don't like it.
Or at least I don't think so. It's perfectly normal for Firefox to use this much memory.
The more memory you have, the more firefox wants to use. It adjusts it's memory usage dynamicly based on how much ram you have aviable.
In fact YOU WANT IT TO USE IT. It makes it faster.
Say you have 1256 megs of RAM. Say your only using 300 of it.
Now you open up firefox, you visit Anandtech.com, then you visit a dozen other sites.
Then when you go back to anandtech.com you still have all the pics and stuff in your memory cache. That way you don't have to re-read the stuff off of your harddrive, and so since it's in RAM it's quicker.
Ask yourself, why is a disk cache good for you? So you don't have to redownload the same pictures over and over again. So then a memory cache is good for the same reason.
Now what if it's a memory leak?? They way you'd know is if your using up most of your ram, and you open up firefox. So far everything is cool and their is enough room for it. No problem. But then after a couple hours of just using firefox your computer begins using the harddrive heavily because the RAM is used up and your starting to go into page file.
Then THAT's a memory leak.
But right now the screenshots you guys have shown are of Firefox using only a very small percentage of your memory. The second guy had only 400 or so megs out of 1200+ used!
That's 600 megs that your wasting! Why not use it for something usefull?
Look, if you need proof, then check out how much memory cache firefox is using, type into your URL bar about:cache, and it will show you how much memory cache and disk cache your using.
If you don't like it using so much memory, you can turn off the automaticly-adjusted memory cache feature. Like this
It will show you how to make your own user.js config file somewere else on that website. It shouldn't be hard to do, and that way you can unlock and manipulate the browser in ways that make extensions seem small fry. If your so inclined.
Now it could be a memory leak. I am not saying that it isn't, but I am saying that it isn't likely. IF your running out of memory and Firefox keeps using more and more and more over a long period of time, causing your system to go into the page file, then it could definatly be a memory leak.
But it's good policy to take advantage of the RAM you'd bought for yourself. After all, why did you buy it? As long as Firefox is working correctly it will use more memory on systems that have plenty to spare.
Don't forget the about:cache, and remember you can probably reduce the amount considurably if you don't like it.
Thanks drag, you saved me a few minutes since I don't have to type a lengthy reply. 🙂
Did anyone in this thread think that maybe the developers would have "fixed" this if it was an issue? After all, it's been like that since the first version.
Common sense goes a long way sometimes.
Did anyone in this thread think that maybe the developers would have "fixed" this if it was an issue? After all, it's been like that since the first version.
Common sense goes a long way sometimes.
Yeah, thanks drag. Anyway, many people who don't understand memory leaks file invalid bugs because they think RAM usage = leak. The developers use a LOT of powerful tools (including one called "Purify") to track down potential memory leaks, and work hard to prevent them.
Well it's natural to assume that firebird has memory leaks, after all those programmers that work for free on free software are nothing but hobbyists, hippy pinkos, and amatures. You can't expect them to hold to the same standards as professionals like those that work for MS do. 😛
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