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  • Disadvantages of config.trim_on_minimize parameter in firefox

    Posted by thinkdj on November 11th, 2007
    28 Comments | 6,027 pageviews

    Most of you must be aware that setting config.trim_on_minimize’s value to TRUE would minimize RAM usage of Firefox when minimized.

    1. Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
    2. Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
    3. In the dialog box that pops up, enter config.trim_on_minimize and hit Enter.
    4. Now set value to True.
    5. Restart Firefox.

    Now, FF would use very less memory, which is very evident from the Task Manager too.

    However, when you restore Firefox again, it takes more time as everything needs to be brought back status quo. This can make your surfing experiences a lot slower, having to wait for FF to regain virility again.

    So, it’s better not to enable trim_on_minimize if you have a decent enough system.

    28 Responses »

    1. dozorspb says:

      Хотелось бы увидеть продолжение!

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      Почему этот вебсайт не имейте другую поддержку языков?

    5. jepukuq says:

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      Добавил в свои закладки. Теперь буду вас намного почаще читать!

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    9. ditujih says:

      Огромное вам человеческое спасибо, очень актуальная заметка.

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    13. illilsvialk says:

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    14. Очень интересно!!! Только не очень могу понять как часто обновляется ваш блог?

    15. Спасибо вам за сайт, очень полезный ресурс, мне очень нравится

    16. Хех.. какой-то оффтоп уже начался :)

    17. Tom says:

      Decent enough system here is 3GB and FireFox if left to its own devices will consume 1.2-1.5GB of memory in about 24 hours. That is unacceptable.

      Trying out the trim option still allows FF to use a lot of memory. Its memory usage went up 70MB in less than an hour minimized with trim turned on.

    18. Хм… По-моему в данном сообщении нет никакой логики :)

    19. XOglan says:

      Действительно. Фактов всегда достаточно – не хватает фантазии. Желаю автору ее поболее :)

    20. Да, на самом деле в этом что-то такое есть. А раньше я ведь был довольно наивен :) Ну что ж – времена изменились :)

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    26. Gene Thomas says:

      Actually, if you have a “decent” system here is a method: I have 2 gb of RAM. So I installed the minimize to tray add on. Speed of loading roblem solved. With Vista Ultimate, Firefox, Thunderbird, and various other utilities running I still have almost 1 gb left for computing. Plenty!

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