Sucking Memory

NAVET · NAVET #1 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 09:05 AM

In the last 2 days I have noticed something is sucking my memory. I am running free memory and if/when I open FF I can watch my memory go from 6GB free (give or take) all the way down to less than 3. Once it gets below 4-5 GB free I get the spinning wheel and have to re-start my laptop.
I updated Office 4-5 days ago but that is the only update I have done recently. It happens regardless of what other software is running or not running. It happens whether I open 1 tab in FF or 4. The only thing that changes is the speed with which the free memory drops, the more tabs open the quicker it drops.

McYukon · McYukon #2 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 12:53 PM

The next time you see this happening, fire up the activity monitor and sort it by Real Memory.
The largest user of your RAM will be listed at the top, and I will hazard a guess and say it's Firefox. Note that the more extensions Firefox has installed, the more RAM it will use. Even if it's just sitting there with one page open.

dobby · dobby #3 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McYukon

The next time you see this happening, fire up the activity monitor and sort it by Real Memory.
The largest user of your RAM will be listed at the top, and I will hazard a guess and say it's Firefox. Note that the more extensions Firefox has installed, the more RAM it will use. Even if it's just sitting there with one page open.

Well what is much I do normally run Firefox .
Now it is Firefox 12 with WOT and ADD Block Plus installed .
While I am typing this it takes 235,2 MB
That is really not much

NAVET · NAVET #4 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 09:33 PM

That's the weird thing. I haven't updated or added anything to FF. Yesterday I could run FF with 4 tabs open and have no problems whatsoever. Today I get 2 open and the whole problem begins. I opened the Activity Monitor and FF just keeps sucking up memory until it locks up and I have to force quit it OR restart my laptop.

NAVET · NAVET #5 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 10:14 PM

Well apparently when I updated DivX it added a movie extension to FF that required a HUGE amount of memory. Extension disabled, problem solved. Thanks for the help!

NAVET #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 03, 2011 Location: Lansdale, Pa Posts: 21 Mac Specs: MacBook 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo@2.4GHz 250GB HDD	04-28-2012, 09:05 AM In the last 2 days I have noticed something is sucking my memory. I am running free memory and if/when I open FF I can watch my memory go from 6GB free (give or take) all the way down to less than 3. Once it gets below 4-5 GB free I get the spinning wheel and have to re-start my laptop. I updated Office 4-5 days ago but that is the only update I have done recently. It happens regardless of what other software is running or not running. It happens whether I open 1 tab in FF or 4. The only thing that changes is the speed with which the free memory drops, the more tabs open the quicker it drops. A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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McYukon #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 14, 2009 Location: Near Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 2,031 Mac Specs: Late 2008 MBP 15" - 2.4 GHz C2D - 8 GB RAM - 60 GB SSD & 500 GB HD - Mac OS 10.8.1 - 32 GB iTouch 4G	04-28-2012, 12:53 PM The next time you see this happening, fire up the activity monitor and sort it by Real Memory. The largest user of your RAM will be listed at the top, and I will hazard a guess and say it's Firefox. Note that the more extensions Firefox has installed, the more RAM it will use. Even if it's just sitting there with one page open. ~Alex Use the reputation system if a post helps you! Mac Forums IRC Channel - Help build it by hanging out with us The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.
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NAVET #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 03, 2011 Location: Lansdale, Pa Posts: 21 Mac Specs: MacBook 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo@2.4GHz 250GB HDD	04-28-2012, 09:33 PM That's the weird thing. I haven't updated or added anything to FF. Yesterday I could run FF with 4 tabs open and have no problems whatsoever. Today I get 2 open and the whole problem begins. I opened the Activity Monitor and FF just keeps sucking up memory until it locks up and I have to force quit it OR restart my laptop. A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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NAVET #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 03, 2011 Location: Lansdale, Pa Posts: 21 Mac Specs: MacBook 2GB Intel Core 2 Duo@2.4GHz 250GB HDD	04-28-2012, 10:14 PM Well apparently when I updated DivX it added a movie extension to FF that required a HUGE amount of memory. Extension disabled, problem solved. Thanks for the help! A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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