Firefox uses a lot of RAM

Hi everybody, I have to say I really like firefox, but it uses too much RAM.

Right now it's around 60MB but sometimes it gets to around 100MB. Anybody know how to fix this?
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4376/61879933rl4.jpg

 

Stop using Firefox.


Thats a normal load for FF, and Im sure the more addons you have, the larger the load gets.

 

For the record under Linux my Siwftfox(compiled Firefox) is running 52mb with three tabs open.

 

oh... well I had three tabs open when I took the screen.

 

I'm currently running 42,700 on a Win2000 machine with firefox. Only one tab open.

I've never actually checked the RAM usage for it before (or for I.E. for that matter). I didn't know it used that much.

 

100MB....6 tabs

 

Im running vista, firefox at 28,543. ed

 

Ok - I had to check. I.E. 6 on Win2000, one tab - 21,564

 

Win XP Pro SP2

FF - 6 tabs - 37,740 KB
Opera - 6 tabs - 40,268 KB
IE7 - 6 tabs - 40,460 KB

All on the same sites at the same time

 

OK....why am I so high? How many extensions are you guys running?

 

If they are visiting mostly text based sites, their usage is lower.

 

OK...deleted a handful of extensions I never use....still have same 6 tabs open and am now reading 53MB...big difference.

 

IE - 8 add-ons
Opera - wouldn't have a clue, can't find 'em , whatever it comes with (default)
FF - 2 add-ons (default)

sites were a fairly average (if there is such a thing) blend of text and graphics

 

Opera v9.23 with 3 Major Geeks forums open = 76 megs on my laptop just now. Bazza

 

I had about 88MB with just this page open. I uninstalled StumbleUpon, and this download status bar extension, and now it's coasting with 44MB. :cool

 

FF: this page only 32MB

 

I guess I'd have to run out of ram to see it happen.

I dunno; I'm not concerned with ram hungry apps, as I never run out. Sometimes I think people put too much emphasis on small footprint apps.

 

What version?
(Help --> About Mozilla Firefox)

 

Agree with Adrynalyne, as long as you have plenty of RAM any program / process use is not a problem.
I have 2 gigs on XP Pro and when logged onto the net and all my necessary processes / programs running I stll have slightly over 1.5 megs of free RAM (as per FreeRAM XP Pro). :cool Bazza