Reduce Browser Load Time

ManjunathBangalore · 04. Sep 2012, 12:03 AM

I have a windows 7 system, with 1GB RAM. I use Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1 Version. I have more than 50 addons installed. Also I have more than 40 sites bookmarked. My browser takes around 2 minutes to load. How can I reduce the load time?

4goTTen21 · 04. Sep 2012, 03:36 AM

I wonder if you really need 50 add-ons. I mean, maybe they're useful but, you don't need to use it all at once, right? Also, 1 GB of RAM is OK on Windows 7 but, only OK. If you have the chance to grab more RAM, please do.

George.J · 04. Sep 2012, 04:29 AM

First get Firefox 15, the latest release has optimized the memory usage for add-ons as you can see in the release notes here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/15.0/releasenotes/

And 50 add-on's is like whoa!!! This means that loading Firefox would be like loading a highly graphical 3D game like GTA4 or something like that (and you can see that when it takes around 2 minutes for load time itself). And that too with 1GB RAM would be like killing your system. I don't think anyone would use over 10 or 15 add-on's, because it would seriously be like bloating your browser. Adding unnecessary plugins can also bloat your browser and decrease performance. Try running Firefox in safe mode to see how your browser would normally run.

Moreover 1GB RAM is like bare minimum requirement to run Windows 7, you might want to upgrade your RAM to get a better performance.

Anyway you may want to read these 2 articles and is really helpful: Firefox uses too much memory and Reducing Memory Usage

MidnightCowboy · 04. Sep 2012, 05:17 AM

I appreciate the member might find this an unacceptable alternative, but I'm only raising it simply because it is one.

If a hardware upgrade is not possible, switching to a lightweight Linux distro would make much more effective use of the existing memory and make everything a lot faster, including a fully loaded Firefox.

Jojo Yee · 04. Sep 2012, 06:02 AM

Often I think of this way: An empty lorry always runs very much faster than a fully loaded lorry. Think of addons like the items loaded on the lorry.

Awgeewhiz · 04. Sep 2012, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jojoyee

Often I think of this way: An empty lorry always runs very much faster than a fully loaded lorry. Think of addons like the items loaded on the lorry.

Yeah, but try running on an empty stomach.

ManjunathBangalore · 04. Sep 2012, 02:36 PM

Thanks all for your valuable suggestions. Yes I am going to implement most of them. Now I know where I am going wrong.

04. Sep 2012, 12:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
ManjunathBangalore Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 13	Reduce Browser Load Time I have a windows 7 system, with 1GB RAM. I use Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1 Version. I have more than 50 addons installed. Also I have more than 40 sites bookmarked. My browser takes around 2 minutes to load. How can I reduce the load time?

04. Sep 2012, 03:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
4goTTen21 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Rafael, Argentina Posts: 400	I wonder if you really need 50 add-ons. I mean, maybe they're useful but, you don't need to use it all at once, right? Also, 1 GB of RAM is OK on Windows 7 but, only OK. If you have the chance to grab more RAM, please do. __________________ You call destiny to the future you can't control.

04. Sep 2012, 04:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
George.J Editor Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,950	First get Firefox 15, the latest release has optimized the memory usage for add-ons as you can see in the release notes here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/15.0/releasenotes/ And 50 add-on's is like whoa!!! This means that loading Firefox would be like loading a highly graphical 3D game like GTA4 or something like that (and you can see that when it takes around 2 minutes for load time itself). And that too with 1GB RAM would be like killing your system. I don't think anyone would use over 10 or 15 add-on's, because it would seriously be like bloating your browser. Adding unnecessary plugins can also bloat your browser and decrease performance. Try running Firefox in safe mode to see how your browser would normally run. Moreover 1GB RAM is like bare minimum requirement to run Windows 7, you might want to upgrade your RAM to get a better performance. Anyway you may want to read these 2 articles and is really helpful: Firefox uses too much memory and Reducing Memory Usage __________________ If you seek for attention, do common things in life in an uncommon way!

04. Sep 2012, 05:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 15,367	I appreciate the member might find this an unacceptable alternative, but I'm only raising it simply because it is one. If a hardware upgrade is not possible, switching to a lightweight Linux distro would make much more effective use of the existing memory and make everything a lot faster, including a fully loaded Firefox. __________________ Buy a Hoover and prove technology sucks.

04. Sep 2012, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
ManjunathBangalore Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 13	Thanks Thanks all for your valuable suggestions. Yes I am going to implement most of them. Now I know where I am going wrong.

04. Sep 2012, 06:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jojo Yee Maestro di Search Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,948	Often I think of this way: An empty lorry always runs very much faster than a fully loaded lorry. Think of addons like the items loaded on the lorry.

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