Firefox 3: Allow Windows to Swap Memory When Application is Minimized

Contributed by shamanstears June 30, 2008  
Tagged: Mozilla Firefox

If you keep having problems with Firefox eating up too much memory, you can add a preference that will allow Windows to swap out memory when the application is minimized.

1. Open Firefox 3.

2. In the Location Bar, input about:config.

3. Click to get past the warning message that appears.

4. Right-click anywhere on the preference list.

5. Click New and select Boolean.

6. When prompted to input a New boolean value, input the following: config.trim_on_minimize

7. Select true for the value.

8. Click OK.

9. Restart Firefox 3.