I was using 3 Firefox browser tabs and it just decided to use 4 gigabytes of memory
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2026
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I never understand why people upset about processes using ram. It's there to be used. If it's not being used then things are not being cached properly.
Now, if there are other higher priority processes and the browser doesn't give back the tam, that's different. From your screenshot, why wouldn't you want it using the ram? Otherwise it'll cache to disk and you'll have a worse experience.
your argument seems right, you have a good point