Firefox Memory Starts with 200,000K, goes up 500,000K

IMAyNeed said:

firefox.exe starts with (one tab is opened at start) closely to 200,000K and goes up to 500,000K by time.
Is this normal?
I open several tabs and then it goes up to 500,000K by time.
The thing is mostly when it freezes, it is freezing the whole computer.
If I am lucky, I am able to kill the process from task manager; but as I said, mostly the computer freezes and I am not able to get to task manager.
Is this firefox behavior normal?

What version of Firefox are you using?

Did you try it without any addons/extensions?

IMAyNeed said:

Latest stable I suppose. Auto-update. 14.0.1

I am using firefox for the add-ons and extensions.
Without them it is useless for me (I mean it is not different from other browsers).
But, no; I didn't try it without extensions or add-ons.

I would suggest you to check how it works with addons & extensions disabled.

I definitely agree.
Disable/remove or whatever all add-ons and extensions.
REBOOT!

Is the problem gone?

Reenabling/reinstalling addons and extensions is a piece of cake. I've done the same more than once due to making a 100% clean install.

This is the first test that needs to be performed.

well, well. Tor browser. Uninstall to minimize your problems.

I'll await your report. I've already got the next post prepared.

My advice remains the same.

Uninstall the TOR browser.

REBOOT.

Problem gone?

If not, leave TOR browser uninstalled while correcting your system.