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I'm glad they are working on that. Right now I'm not using Firefox because after a day or so typing into a text box starts to stall. I'm not sure it has to do with memory usage, but it has been that way for years on my Mac. Not on Windows or Linux interestingly.

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I do wish there was a good browser I could keep open for weeks and not have to worry about how much memory its using at the end of it. Even on Chrome, using it without closing it for a few days runs me into a lot of memory used. I know a bit of this is used for keeping the history so you can go back or undo closed tabs, but I wish there was a way to make it forget that without closing it (maybe there is?)

Trying blocking Flash by default. I leave my Chrome windows open for long periods of time. After a while, the memory consumption would get out of control. I finally realized that it was Flash that was causing the problem. There are many Flash blockers out there (you can right-click to enable it on-demand as you need it or use a whitelist) and newer builds of Chrome have built-in support for blocking.

If it happens after a day or so, memory is certainly a factor.

Also, https://bugzil.la/695693 might be relevant, one of the comments explains how to diagnose if this is a reflow bug.

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