Auto reloading leaks memory until Firefox slows
Memory use keeps climbing over hours of timed auto-reloading until Firefox slows, crashes or needs a restart.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 19 May 2020 · last reported 17 July 2025
What's going wrong
Several Firefox users of this tab reload add-on report that memory use keeps climbing while timed refreshes run.
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