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 Aug 3 2007, 07:21 AM
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 Forum Addict  Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,980 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123  |
Glad it works, With regards to xcr0okedx's question, The ammount of pluggins that the browser is using will affect how much memory it uses. try uninstaling an extension then testing FF and see how much difference it makes. hope this helps -------------------- Regards
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Aug 5 2007, 05:51 PM
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I know it sounds kind of stupid, but how do I undo this change?
Do you just change to value to false? This post has been edited by sharpe95: Aug 5 2007, 05:51 PM |
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Aug 5 2007, 10:36 PM
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 SPAM Magnet Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,807 Joined: 6-May 04 From: SW Louisiana Member No.: 363 |
Setting it to False, would disable the entry.
Just double-click the entry, to toggle it to False. -------------------- I love being married.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy, for the rest of your life. |
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Aug 12 2007, 02:29 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 139,685 |
Thanks so much! 5/5 on your tips!
  Firefox's Before: 77-80k Firefox's After: 10-15k :D |
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Aug 16 2007, 10:04 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 14-August 07 Member No.: 150,084 |
i have a question:how do u remove an entry??
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Aug 16 2007, 11:01 AM
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SPAM Magnet Group: Global Moderator Posts: 13,807 Joined: 6-May 04 From: SW Louisiana Member No.: 363 |
Set windows to show hidden files,
How to see hidden files in Windows Close Firefox. Double click My Computer / Local Disk (C:) / Documents and Settings / your User name / Application Data / Mozilla / Firefox / Profiles / (random characters).default Locate and right-click your Prefs.js file. Mouse over Open With, and select Notepad. Do a search for the preference name you want to remove. Highlight that entire line it's on, and delete it. Click File and select Save. Close the file. Restart Firefox and go back into about:config, and it should no longer be there. -------------------- I love being married.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy, for the rest of your life. |
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Aug 19 2007, 03:28 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 4-September 06 Member No.: 83,699 |
I have a question. What is to be gained from using this tweak if the memory slowly creeps back up to where it was?
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Aug 29 2008, 11:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 5-July 07 From: Liverpool, England Member No.: 141,669 |
Thank you Sir, most helpful
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Aug 29 2008, 06:57 PM
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Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,980 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123 |
QUOTE I have a question. What is to be gained from using this tweak if the memory slowly creeps back up to where it was? The tweak reduces the memory needs of FF this is useful as it frees up the systems resources for other applications and (in my experience) improves the performance of the browser. QUOTE Thank you Sir, most helpful No problem, glad to help. -------------------- Regards
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Oct 11 2008, 09:58 PM
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New Member  Group: Banned Posts: 1 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 225,461 |
Thanks, never knew firefox took up so much memory.
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Oct 17 2008, 10:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 15-April 08 Member No.: 203,246 |
Ok I just tried it, about 5 minutes later FF crashed!! I did a sys restore but the value stayed the same, I went back in clicked on the new line right clicked and hit reset. So far so good!!!
Phil -------------------- Laus Deo
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Oct 22 2008, 09:00 AM
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Just wondering, how does it work? What does this value adjust?
-------------------- I like this animation:
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Oct 22 2008, 02:25 PM
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Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,980 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123 |
QUOTE(Doctor Inferno @ Oct 22 2008, 03:00 PM)  Just wondering, how does it work? What does this value adjust? I believe that in some programming languages the keyword trim is used to filter the unneeded bits and pieces* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> that are running. So the command is basically saying that when the browser is minimized it will filter or flush parts it doesn't need. -------------------- Regards
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Oct 29 2008, 11:39 AM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-October 08 From: USA, MI Member No.: 250,821 |
Thanks for the tip, nigglesnush85.
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Oct 29 2008, 02:29 PM
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Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,980 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123 |
No problem, glad to help.
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Alan |
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