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I used Firefox two hours ago during the past two hours Firefox has accessed 1.5 GB - why?

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ronjonesnc
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I have a 160 GB data limit. In the last 30 days Firefox has accessed 154 GB. I do not stream anything nor do I download large files. What is Firefox doing? Almost all add-ons have been disabled.

I have a 160 GB data limit. In the last 30 days Firefox has accessed 154 GB. I do not stream anything nor do I download large files. What is Firefox doing? Almost all add-ons have been disabled.

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ronjonesnc
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In one day Firefox (today) has used 10 GB. Help

cor-el
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Maybe check this:

See also the about:networking page. You can open "about:" pages via the location/address bar

  • "about:" is a protocol to access special 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 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
ronjonesnc
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I followed the ideas submitted and reset the data usage counter to zero. After 24 hours Firefox still used 7 GB. I don't know what else to do. I will use another browser and copy the tabs.

Tomatoshadow2
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Can you explain more about your GB limit?

ronjonesnc
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I am on DSL and the broadband limit is 150 GB per month.

I never stream. The only time I would stream is YouTube and I very seldom use that. All my Firefox tabs are news outlets (Newsmax, Hot Air, Breitbart and Newsbusters).

My wife occasionally listens to music on YouTube but she uses Opera.

Ron

ronjonesnc
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I have tried to access the same news URL's on Firefox and on Opera. Firefox has a heavier load on data usage. I don't know why.