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firefox is using 1.5-2gb of ram! it lags on everything how can i make it goe faster and use less ram?

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Mikzila
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firefox is lagging continually on the basic level, on opening a web page to even typing this problem. when i open task manager its using between 1.5gb - 2gb vidoes on youtube load but it keeps skipping and lagging

firefox is lagging continually on the basic level, on opening a web page to even typing this problem. when i open task manager its using between 1.5gb - 2gb vidoes on youtube load but it keeps skipping and lagging

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Firefox sometimes uses more memory than it should. Try one of these easy fixes http://mzl.la/LnX4ca