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buzzard · 10-18-2012, 11:31 PM

Let's tweak it!

Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it?s cache feature:

Here?s how to do it:
1. Type ?about:config? (no quotes) in the address bar in the browser.
2. Find ?browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer?
3. Set it?s value to ?0?;(Zero)

Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages:

1. Stay in your ?about:config? or do the same as before, type ?about:config? into the address bar and hit Enter.
(Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.)

2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set ?network.http.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.proxy.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.pipelining.maxrequests? to a number 10 or over... I set mine to 32.

This means it will make 32 requests at once.

3. Last, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it ?nglayout.initialpaint.delay? and set its value to ?0?; (Zero)

This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you?re using a broadband connection you?ll load pages faster now.

Optionally; (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click ?> New? > Interger or String

"network.dns.disableIPv6": set ?false?
?content.notify.backoffcount?: set ?5?; (Five)
?plugin.expose_full_path?: set ?true?.
?ui.submenuDelay?: set ?0"; (zero)

This little hack will drop Firefox?s RAM usage down to 10 Mb 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 box that pops up enter ?config.trim_on_minimize?. Press Enter.
4. Now select "True" and then press Enter.
5. Restart Firefox.

These simple tweaks will make your web browsing with Firefox 2-3 times faster and easier. And I think they are fairly easy to apply. Enjoy!

Black All Through · 10-19-2012, 12:32 AM

FF is ram eater, i dropped it in 2010

xinyonghu · 10-19-2012, 01:01 AM

I use chrome and opera

Chosen · 10-19-2012, 03:24 AM

Mine is pretty fast, however I rarely use it

adult-help · 10-19-2012, 03:56 AM

ff sucks lately, that is true,...

adult-help · 10-19-2012, 04:02 AM

those advices are 3 years old - do they even work with the latest versions?

seeandsee · 10-19-2012, 04:05 AM

FF is great in version 16.0.1, only first wakeup is a bit slower

RyanEagle · 10-19-2012, 04:08 AM

Why tweak if you can simply switch to other browsers?

Matyko · 10-19-2012, 04:47 AM

thanks, applied. restarting ff now.

I love and hate my FF for long time.. still my default browser.
My guys all prefer chrome..
I am a bookmark freak and the bm handling of chrome is a fucking disaster. Once they fix it i might change.

Lace · 10-19-2012, 05:25 AM

I'm very close to switching browsers. Firefox on my desktop is hell. His 2GB memory usage constantly if I've got a fair amount of tabs open including a youtube tab. It's a pain in the ass. I have Chrome installed, but don't like using it. Not big on change. Lol

getreal · 10-19-2012, 11:05 AM

If you are not on CHROME, you don't know what SPEED is

CIVMatt · 10-19-2012, 11:14 AM

Until firefox finally updates to retina I'm on Chrome

Chosen · 10-19-2012, 11:14 AM

Chrome is pretty slow for me sometimes, Opera is faster

Lichen · 10-19-2012, 11:19 AM

lol, firefox...

baddog · 10-19-2012, 11:23 AM

Not sure if those tweaks work any more. I hate Chrome but find myself using it more because FF does not play well with GFY, Twitter and FB as of late.

brassmonkey · 10-19-2012, 11:27 AM

i only use firefox ie rarely

10-18-2012, 11:31 PM	#1
buzzard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,276	Is Your Firefox Getting Slow? Let's tweak it! Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it?s cache feature: Here?s how to do it: 1. Type ?about:config? (no quotes) in the address bar in the browser. 2. Find ?browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer? 3. Set it?s value to ?0?;(Zero) Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages: 1. Stay in your ?about:config? or do the same as before, type ?about:config? into the address bar and hit Enter. (Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.) 2. Alter the entries as follows: Set ?network.http.pipelining? to ?true? Set ?network.http.proxy.pipelining? to ?true? Set ?network.http.pipelining.maxrequests? to a number 10 or over... I set mine to 32. This means it will make 32 requests at once. 3. Last, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it ?nglayout.initialpaint.delay? and set its value to ?0?; (Zero) This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you?re using a broadband connection you?ll load pages faster now. Optionally; (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click ?> New? > Interger or String "network.dns.disableIPv6": set ?false? ?content.notify.backoffcount?: set ?5?; (Five) ?plugin.expose_full_path?: set ?true?. ?ui.submenuDelay?: set ?0"; (zero) This little hack will drop Firefox?s RAM usage down to 10 Mb 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 box that pops up enter ?config.trim_on_minimize?. Press Enter. 4. Now select "True" and then press Enter. 5. Restart Firefox. These simple tweaks will make your web browsing with Firefox 2-3 times faster and easier. And I think they are fairly easy to apply. Enjoy! __________________

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