Increasing RAM allocated to Firefox?

RAM-zilla · Post by **RAM-zilla** » December 31st, 2004, 12:37 pm

My new 3GHz notebook replaced two desktops, so I went a bit overboard and installed 1.25GB of RAM. Now, I'd like to optimize the situation for Firefox by increasing RAM allocation. I did about:config looking for a place to do that but haven't yet found it. ???

For that matter, is there ANYTHING ELSE I can do to help Firefox? The computer uses a cable connection at home, and a fractional T-1 at the office.

THANKS!

wheel · Post by **wheel** » December 31st, 2004, 1:15 pm

user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536); This is what I use, to allow 65 mg of Ram for the browser cache

RAM-zilla · Post by **RAM-zilla** » December 31st, 2004, 4:26 pm

Thanks - but where do I find/access that?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » December 31st, 2004, 4:39 pm

Looked in Program Files > Firefox > Defaults > Prefs.js
But found no reference to browser.cache.memory.capacity

???

Guest · Post by **Guest** » December 31st, 2004, 4:45 pm

wheel wrote:user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536); This is what I use, to allow 65 mg of Ram for the browser cache

it's technically 64 MB not 65 MB since a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, a megabyte is 1024 kilobytes, etc.

RAM-zilla wrote:Thanks - but where do I find/access that?

type about:config in the address bar

Guest · Post by **Guest** » December 31st, 2004, 6:24 pm

If this were an IQ test, I'd fail!

in about:config, I see:

browser.cache.memory.enable
browser.cache.disk.capacity

but no:

browser.cache.memory.capacity
or user_pref("browser...etc.")

And the search/find doesn't work on that page...

HELP!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » December 31st, 2004, 6:47 pm

You have to add the key: browser.cache.memory.capacity and set the value...

wfp · Post by **wfp** » December 31st, 2004, 8:20 pm

Tools/privacy/cache/ set the cache to the amount you want used.

idotherock · Post by **idotherock** » January 1st, 2005, 7:10 am

Tools/privacy/cache/ set the cache to the amount you want used.

That setting is for disk cache, not memory cache.

Rob

wheel · Post by **wheel** » January 1st, 2005, 7:37 am

To the guest that originally posted here, have you figured it it out yet :?:

If not, post back and I will help you with this. I will check back here several times today for your post. Happy New Year