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How can I tell which tab or plugin is crashing Firefox?
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Mar 15, 2026250 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Every so often while I'm developing, Firefox will max out on CPU usage and I have no option but to quit it (sometimes I have to force quit). Is there a plugin/extension that is like the Chrome process list that tells me what tab/addon of Firefox is using up so much CPU? Memory actually isn't a prob…
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You can use BarTab to avoid loading all tabs at program launch. After starting FireFox, just let the tabs be loaded one by one. To show the memory usage of all objects type into the address bar. Firefox also sends data about the crash to Mozilla. Yo…
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