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Over time, Firefox keeps increasing my RAM usage

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Fred B
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I usually keep Firefox on all the time with 3-4 tabs open (My Yahoo, AOL and Kindle). Over time, my RAM usage has increased from ~300 MB to ~2000 MB. Is it history that keeps driving the RAM up?

Any suggestions?

I usually keep Firefox on all the time with 3-4 tabs open (My Yahoo, AOL and Kindle). Over time, my RAM usage has increased from ~300 MB to ~2000 MB. Is it history that keeps driving the RAM up? Any suggestions?

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FredMcD
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Firefox uses too much memory (RAM) - How to fix This article describes how to make Firefox use less memory to make it run faster and prevent crashes.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-slow-how-make-it-faster

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-many-cpu-resources-how-fix

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding