Looks okay... Please try to write down exactly what the Firefox low memory message says... I am interested to know. In order to see if it is your system that is low on memory, I would recommend installing that CleanMem Free program I mentioned... it tells you the memory situation immediately, in real time ! Regards, Kevin. On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Peter Metcalfe <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using version 7.0.1 with a few add-ons I think but can't remember what they are. > > I use CCleaner often and on my HDD I have 207 GB free of 465 GB. Perhaps I should install another 500 GB. > > I will download Process Explorer and see what that reveals. > > Thanks > > Peter > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > Just wondering what version of Firefox you are using? > >    - Newer versions seem to manage memory much better. > > > > Are you using CCleaner to get rid of all of the Firefox temporary files? > >    - I find that this allows Firefox to run better with less memory > > issues, although it still uses a lot of memory > > > > Do you have a lot of Firefox Add-ons installed? > >    - every Add-on takes up additional memory > >    - you should only Enable Add-ons that you will use > > > > I have 2Gb of memory in my system and run many programs at the same > > time (i.e. Word, Excel, Firefox Outlook, Snag-It...), and have lots of > > Firefox Add-Ons that I use.  Even so, I rarely hit 1Gb of usage. > > > > I do use a small freeware program called CleanMem Free > > (http://www.pcwintech.com/cleanmem) which allows me to monitor memory > > usage. A little pop-up box is always visible in the lower right of my > > screen to show me the memory status. A simple right-click on this > > pop-up allows me to free up any memory that has been inadvertently > > reserved... works very well... > > > > I also monitor memory and CPU usage with the Task Manager (CTRL + > > SHIFT + ESC).  I have actually replaced the standard Task Manager with > > the SysInternals program called Process Explorer (a free Microsoft > > product).  It gives a wealth of information. > > > > The only other issue I can think of right now is to insure that your > > HD is not too filled up... Any operating system will suffer from lack > > of space on the HD. > > > > > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. > > Remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- -------- K. Ross [email protected]

I will but curiously it hasn't popped up today. Peter > Looks okay... > > Please try to write down exactly what the Firefox low memory message > says... I am interested to know. > > In order to see if it is your system that is low on memory, I would > recommend installing that CleanMem Free program I mentioned... it > tells you the memory situation immediately, in real time ! > > > Regards, > Kevin.