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  • I use many Add-ons which helps me in Web development so i can't uninstall those addons.
  • and usually I keep open lots of tabs in Firefox.
  • And almost always keep Firefox on on my system.
  • I use default profile only
  • I always keep every addons and firefox itself updated.
  • I found some addons to reduce memory use on Firefox addons site , but user reviews were not good for them

still Is there any tested tricks to increase performance and reduce memory use of Firefox 3.6, which really works?

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Since you have 4GB of RAM, I highly doubt its memory usage that's slowing down your browser. What kind of a CPU do you have? – Sasha Chedygov May 29 '10 at 20:01
@musicfreak - RAM is 4 GB but in use is only 2.96 GB. – metal gear solid May 30 '10 at 2:42
Then upgrade to a 64-bit version of Windows. ;) But in all seriousness, 3GB should be plenty. If you are running out of RAM with only Firefox open, you should take a look at your background processes to see what is taking up all your memory. – Sasha Chedygov May 30 '10 at 4:34
It happens when i keep Firefox , Photoshop, Dreamweaver, IE8 opens at a same time. and my antivirus in on Auto protect on (Real time) – metal gear solid May 30 '10 at 10:08
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Photoshop takes up quite a bit of memory so that could be it. What Firefox add-ons do you have installed? It could very well be those. I'd also try using another browser for a short while and see if you notice the same performance with it. If so, it's obviously something unrelated to Firefox; if not, it's probably something specific to your Firefox setup (add-ons, etc). You could also try vacuuming your database and see if that helps, but I doubt it will. – Sasha Chedygov Nov 6 '10 at 5:08
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Use another browser like Chrome for normal browsing, or use Chrome for your dev work. Or maybe use a second 'portable' installation of Firefox for your normal browsing.

Also, Opera (at least used to be) is nice for tab packrats, it will (would?) stay performant.

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Not without impacting usability. If memory consumption is an issue, get more RAM. It's dirt cheap

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I have 4 GB RAM but. I keep lots of tabs open. when i switch from one to another tab it takes lot of time. when i minimize firefox and after sometime when i maximize then it's also takes so much time. – metal gear solid May 29 '10 at 17:12
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The bad performance you're seeing sounds like an external problem, and not the fault of Firefox itself. I'm a tab whore and I rarely see Firefox take up more than 350MB of RAM at any given time, and with 4GB RAM on your system that won't be noticeable. I also don't get the slow performance you're talking about. You might consider getting a new CPU, or checking to see if you have any background processes that may be making your system less responsive.

It's also possible that you have one or more add-ons that are slowing down your browser. Can you list what you have installed?

I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but you could always use Chrome for casual browsing and Firefox for web development.

Also, I'll just add that the add-ons that promise to make Firefox faster have never worked in my experience, so I wouldn't trust those.

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