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What is a Firefox memory leak ?

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FredMcD
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Please explain the problem in detail. What happens? What is/are the exact error message(s) ?

cor-el
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Memory leaks can be caused by an extension that isn't designed properly.

You can check the Firefox Task Manager (about:performance) and about:memory pages.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or userChrome.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window