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Firefox becomes slow after a couple of weeks open (bugzilla.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 week ago by TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Does anyone have this issue were firefox becomes slow if left open for a long time. In my case after a couple of weeks rendering becomes slow and when I use youtube for example if is laggy, just trying to change volume taka few second to show the volume bar. It also happens to my laptop at work. I have around 30 tabs open.

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[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are we all going to ignore this person had Firefox open for weeks?

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why is that unusual? The only time I close apps is when I restart for an update like once or twice a month.

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And your computer is running THE WHOLE TIME?

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

No of course not, sleep + hibernate after awhile in sleep mode is the default on windows.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes.

Stop trying to shame people for using their damn computer.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Stop downvoting people who treat computers the way they ought to work! Needing to restart shit, with any regularity, is a flaw. Some of us are doing work, god dammit, and having to get things set up from scratch is a pain in the ass.

All the stuff I have open is open for a reason. The fact it all gradually stops working is not excused by the fact it can be unfucked by a hard reset. It's supposed to keep working.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like a waste of electricity to me

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_mode

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure sleep more uses more energy than turning the machine off when it's not in use

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation_(computing)

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Slightly yes. Its also much more convenient.