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    • moapp
      moapp last edited by

      I have Opera 45.0 on a Windows 10 laptop with 8Gb of memory.
      While I love Opera as a browser, it is eating the memory on this laptop to the extent that even File Explorer fails to open until I shut down Opera. Task Manager is showing nearly 100% memory usage in this scenario.
      All is good then for a while but when I re-open Opera, eventually I end up with the same problem.
      I'm only talking around 6 or 8 tabs open when this happens and none of them are doing anything stressful like playing video for example.
      Without Opera running, memory usage is usually around 40%.

      There seem to be a number of posts on Google about fixing the problem but none of them are applicable to Opera 45.0.

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        Check in Opera's Task Manager what is using so much memory.

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 last edited by admin

          Welcome to Opera's forums @Moapp!

          For memory problems just rest around 7 hours +/- and keep away from tech devices for an hour before going to bed...
          Forgive...
          and keep a healthy live... :rolleyes:

          For Opera 45 Memory problems...
          Do you use any extensions?

          Try disable them, cleaning cache and also a clean profile and test it for a while, read the Back Up info too.


          Edit:
          Leo's suggestion could be faster... for Opera xD

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          • brucewol
            brucewol last edited by

            This has been an on and off problem for the last 4 months, Memory problems and then it's fixed for a few weeks and then comes back. During that time I get windows updates and sometimes opera updates. Needs to get fixed permanently or I'm going back to firefox.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              Just kill GPU process if it's much on RAM.

              Also check app CleanMem (Win10) if you will.

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              • fiestita
                fiestita last edited by

                I have the same issue here, with a couple of tabs opened Opera is using more than 1Gb of RAM.

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  dev, beta or stable?

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by A Former User

                    Hare some fix i found go to menu - settings (ALT+P) then go to Websites - Virtual Reality CLOSE IT name (Enable VR 360 player)
                    please tell me if it help Thanks

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