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For those of you loyal Mozilla Firefox users are frustrated when have you ever been surfing with firefox arrived - arrive on your computer slows down or even ngadat? Why did this happen? One main reason is because firefox itself. Although apparently popular Firefox browser is not lightweight. The browser is considered overweight and extravagant, because it spent a fairly high computer resource.

For the first time just run this browser (version 2) spend at least 10 mega memory in Linux and 20 mega in Windows. The more you open tabs / web then spent the greater memory and the CPU busy all you work. You can check it via a kind of top and free applications in the KDE console or keyguard. In terms of memory management seems this browser still is inferior to rival the Opera.

Eiittss ... no need to become discouraged and hastily decided to switch to another browser. Because with a little tune up you can improve the performance of Firefox's favorite. There are few tips that may be useful for you.

1. Limit the memory cache capacity
Every time you open a web page, Firefox will automatically save it in the cache memory. By default Firefox uses the maximum amount of RAM you have. That's why the more you open the web, your computer's memory is running out. To limit the options add: browser.cache.memory.capacity. The trick right-click, New> Integer. Type browser.cache.memory.capacity, enter, enter the number in 2048. 2048 here means use the maximum memory cache only two Mega. You can try - try with another number, but try is a multiple of 1024.
2. Limit the capacity of the cache history
Same as cache memory, only difference here by Firefox cache allocation is intended to speed up loading pages when you press back and forward button on your browser. If you rarely use the back and forward, you'll want a set with a small value in order to save memory. In the filter type: browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers, change the value of -1 to 3. Default -1 means use as much RAM available. hmm .. The default value of Firefox really is not greedy?

3. Limit disk cache capacity
By default Mozilla sets the disk cache size of 50 Mega. Surely this is a waste of memory. 2 MB Mensetnya be able to provide a positive performance, especially for computers with 128 MB of memory and hard drive under the old model. In the filter type: browser.cache.disk.capacity, change the value of 50 000 to 2000.

4. Limit the extension / add-ons
The more add-ons that you use, the greater the amount of RAM consumed. Disable the add-ons that you use less. To compare the performance of memory used when using and without add-ons can be done to try running Firefox in safe-mode conditions. The trick with the command: $ firefox-safe-mode. At the option that appears make sure you check the option: Disable all add-ons.

5. Disable Flash
Did you know that flash animation that is loaded when you open a web resource consuming a fairly large RAM? The consequence is the loading time is slower and heavier. Even the flash plugin before version 9, RAM resources used by an accumulation of the amount of flash, which opened earlier. Hot? There are good you disable the flash. Please download and install the Flashblock addon here:
http://downloads.mozdev.org/flashblock/flashblock-1.5.5.xpi (for firefox> 1.5.5)

6. Disable download history
We recommend that you disable the feature of this history. As more and more of download history is stored, it will reduce the performance of Firefox. Moreover, when the media penyimpannya on removeable media such as floppy disks. Simply select the Tools menu> Options> Privacy. then remove the option to "Remember what I've downloaded"

7. Loads that need to be
By default Firefox we unknowingly eager to pre-download on web page links that we might submit. These tactics imitate Google's mencache first search result from the link first thing he found. Of course this will only waste bandwdith, and CPU performance. To disable this feature on the filter type: network.prefetch-Next, double click, so its value to false.

8. Download and print immediately.
These tips may be useful for the impatient. Generally firefox will wait some time after the download to begin showing the intended page. To force Firefox to immediately view the web pages you can set the value didownloadnya: nglayout.initialpaint.delay be 0. If not there please right-click, New> Integer> nglayout.initialpaint.delay

Other tips to save memory is to enable the feature config.trim_on_minimize. It's just that this feature only works on Windows environment. The trick right-click, New> Boolean, type config.trim_on_minimize. Set the value True. In this way every time Firefox on minimized, automatic memory in use will be released / freed, so it can be used to process other applications.

OK, if the step - you have to do the above step, the final step is to restart your beloved Firefox. How to present your Firefox performance? I wait for his comments.