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Demon Hunter
Jun 25, 2006, 12:56 PM
I don't have this problem with Firefox... I have around 20 tabs open, and Safari uses up around 160MB of RAM and 50% CPU! I know I have a low amount of memory, but this is ridiculous. Is Safari really that inefficient?


iGary
Jun 25, 2006, 12:57 PM
I don't have this problem with Firefox... I have around 20 tabs open, and Safari uses up around 160MB of RAM and 50% CPU! I know I have a low amount of memory, but this is ridiculous. Is Safari really that inefficient?

20 Tabs?? :confused:
Demon Hunter
Jun 25, 2006, 01:02 PM
20 Tabs?? :confused:

What can I say, I have ADHD, so I click on just about everything. :D
zakatov
Jun 25, 2006, 01:26 PM
Yup, safari is a memory hog (read: has a memory leak). The same effect can be achieved if you use it for a long enough time without restarting no matter how many tabs you have open
xPismo
Jun 25, 2006, 01:32 PM
Yup, safari is a memory hog (read: has a memory leak). ...if you use it for a long enough time without restarting...

I'm noticing this as well. I wonder how long the leak will stay in Safari. Its quite a silly thing to have in such a heavily used piece of software.
TheMonarch
Jun 25, 2006, 01:35 PM
Try emptying the cache.