configuration configuration configuration
i have recently been forced to find an essentual extention "Auto Tab Discard" for this task
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/all though similar functionality is aparently achievable by altering about:config settings , ... by limeting the number of subprocesses ect
on systems with 4gb or less this is imho essentual , to avoid crashing browser or hung/infiatly swaping system ( or though ther are probably some other config options for tuning those cases
)
if any one care's to rescue old hardware before it goes to
landfill *silicon heaven
or just want's to resist the advice paradoxic advice browser makers give users "Upgrade your computer"
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-much-memory-or-cpu-resources#w_upgrade-your-computer"things you can do to have a safe, fast and secure online browsing experience is to make sure your browser is up to date." -
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/update-your-browser/oddly it appears the defauts encorage hardware upgrade
as the best practice for "better performace" , rather than profiling older less perforant systems and ajusting the default config acordingly
who knows perhaps this will happen when AIG starts deciding browser defaults configurations
*
https://reddwarf.fandom.com/wiki/Silicon_Heavenwhile ublock/ umatrix have helped me tame resources/unwanted conections
in the past its seams some browsers are expected to run on high end hw or crash by default
with "Auto Tab Discard" on a system with 4gb ram , i now have 200+ (sleeping)tabs and no shoratage of cpu or ram