When leaving several tabs open in Google Chrome for hours/days, I notice that some pages end up using huge amounts of RAM, to the point where the whole OS (XP) becomes unresponsive due to paging. When I'm lucky, I can finally bookmark the list of open URLs, close Chrome, and start again; When I'm not, I simply must kill Chrome and hope I can recover the list of open URLs.
- Why is that? Memory leaks in plug-ins?
- Is there a way to configure Chrome so that a single tab/page won't use more than a set amount of RAM?
Thank you.
Best Answer
I think you should just opt for buying as much RAM as your OS can handle. You should not limit Chrome's RAM usage because it will just ruin your surfing experience on the Web. Assuming that you use your computer for surfing the Internet most of the time, you should let Chrome get all the resources it needs in order to deliver the performance that you want for you to "enjoy" running those tabs at the same time.
I don't think there is a way to limit every individual tab's RAM usage but you can limit Chrome's usage altogether. Look here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/192876/set-windows-process-or-user-memory-limit
I would rather not do that, if I were you, if I want smooth web surfing.