As an avid Firefox user since it began, I've been looking to make some under the hood changes to it, in order to optimize it for speed and performance. I'd also like to limit my RAM usage with it. Are there any settings that can help this? What can be changed in about:config that affects this?
I'd also like to know if themes or anything really boost RAM usage, as they are generally very small files to download.
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I rarely open more than 10 tabs at once, usually 3 are open. I currently use the following extensions:
I sometimes load flash videos (Youtube) but mostly just use it for browsing pages, but changing the pages very quickly as I go.
Best Answer
The biggest slowdowns are rarely come from ram usage these days. The best suggestions I think of right now are as follows.
Lastly, while there are other tweaks out there, I'm hesitant to really recommend any. A big part of performance is reliability. All it takes is one crash or one website not to load up completely and that kills all the time you've saved cumulatively.