Solution for Firefox Memory Leak

[aigle]

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/03...x-memory-leak/
Yesterday I found this on internet. I tried it for sometime and it did work but only when firefox is minimized. However still I have to evaluate it fully so I can,t say it is successful for me or not?

[neenee]

hm. i haven't noticed any memory leak.

[TheRunaway]

There isn't a memory leak. It's actually Firefox's cache which stores the last 5 pages you visited. If you have a lot of tabs open, then that multiplies the number of pages stored which makes it take up a lot of memory. That fix just makes it so previously viewed pages aren't stored which may actually decrease performance if you use the back and forward buttons alot.

[aigle]

Thanks for this explanation. So how to revert these settings.

[TheRunaway]

Actually, I just read through that particular site's "fix" and it operates in a slightly different way.

But anyways, if you want to undo the fix, just type in "about:config" and find the key for "config.trim_on_minimize" and delete it.