Reclaim Memory in Google Chrome


  1. rsvr85
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    Reclaim Memory in Google Chrome


    Chrome is a speedy little browser, but that speed comes with a tradeoff: It also eats tons of memory. If you've got plenty of RAM, that may not be an issue; if not, you can reclaim that memory with a simple click.

    As Lee Mathews over at Download Squad discovered, the most recent Chrome dev builds come with a command line switch (--purge-memory-button) that, when run with Chrome at startup, adds a Purge memory button to Chrome's task manager.

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  3. SlackerITGuy
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    I seriously... seriously doubt, it uses more RAM than Firefox.

    I've seen Firefox use up to ~1.5GB (I'm not kidding).
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  4. rsvr85
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    LOL, i've never had Chrome use any where near that much. Nor FF for that matter, that's some seriously heavy browsing!
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  6. FuturDreamz
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    my computer used 10% less of 2gb ram with 7 and chrome installed then vista and IE8
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  7. SlackerITGuy
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    rsvr85 said:
    LOL, i've never had Chrome use any where near that much. Nor FF for that matter, that's some seriously heavy browsing!
    After googling 'Firefox extreme RAM usage':
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  8. SlackerITGuy
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    This is me with ~9 tabs open:
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  10. rsvr85
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    cheeriokilla said:
    rsvr85 said:
    LOL, i've never had Chrome use any where near that much. Nor FF for that matter, that's some seriously heavy browsing!
    After googling 'Firefox extreme RAM usage':
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