Because Firefox is still the same legendary memory hog it’s always been
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OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 weeks agoI was scared for a long time to switch
But … why?
I’m honestly asking here. What’s so scary about using a different browser? I’ve got (let me count…) at least 6 different browsers installed on my current machine, switching between them for different tasks each of them is better at.
It’s not like switching from Windows to Linux, where you actually have to say goodbye to Windows (maybe) in order to make the switch. You can easily install Chrome and Firefox, using whichever one suits you at the moment. So what’s so scary about switching?
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
If you keep 1000 tabs open, maybe. Otherwise, it’s not too bad.
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
More like a hundred.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Guess it also depends on your system. I pretty routinely keep several hundred firefox tabs open with no issues … but I’ve got 80GB of RAM to go around, so it’s fine.
tackleberry@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
The Firefox memory hog issue is worse if you use Windows
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
…I do. 😔
edible_funk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Do you all just leave your browser open and running all the time?
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
When not gaming, yeah
edible_funk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Huh.
usernameunnecessary@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
15 years of use, everything synced with Chrome and I wanted to also decouple browser dependency for password management say the same time. Not knowing if Firefox is up for the task. In many ways.
But everything is fine. I don’t feel I made a compromise.