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Firefox still working in memory after being closed
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Mar 15, 20265148 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm about ready to give up on Firefox, because whenever I shut it down, it's still working in the background, and if I leave it up it, then over time it works more and more. My hard drive is really being worked, and my system is slowing down. I have the latest version (3.5.3). Any ideas on why it i…
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Fix for: Firefox still working in memory after being closed
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Mozilla has a very detailed article on troubleshooting hangs in Firefox, for your such issue: Hang at exit Sometimes when you close Firefox, it may stop responding and remain in memory, even though no Firefox windows are open. This can prevent Firef…
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