<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[[Duplicated]Excessive memory being used]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">i genuinely have swapped back to edge because in recent weeks opra is taking the same amount of ram as a literal video game if not more at certain times causing massive lag spikes. and thats with one youtube tab. meanwhile microsoft edge can happily run a youtube tab while keeping it under 1000mb.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.opera.com/topic/89526/duplicated-excessive-memory-being-used</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:10:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forums.opera.com/topic/89526.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:39:49 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to [Duplicated]Excessive memory being used on Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:47:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Youtube can punish you with lagging and excessive RAM usage if it detects anything modifying the page.</p>
<p dir="auto">Make sure Opera's adblocking and tracking prevention is completely off at the URL <code>opera://settings/privacyProtection</code>, make sure RGX is off at the URL <code>opera://settings/lucidMode</code>, make sure web modding is off at the URL <code>opera://settings/web_modding</code>, make sure shaders are off at the URL <code>opera://settings/shaders</code>, and make sure you're not using any adblock extensions at the URL <code>opera://extensions</code> that are getting detected by Youtube.</p>
<p dir="auto">Then, goto the URL <code>opera://settings/content/all</code>, type <code>youtube.com</code> in the search field and click "Delete displayed data". Then, repeat for <code>google.com</code>. Then, goto the URL <code>opera://settings/clearBrowserData</code> and clear "Cached images and files" for all time. Then log back in to Google and Youtube. That should clear any adblocker detected nonsense.</p>
<p dir="auto">As for performance on Youtube, in addition to the above, make sure graphics acceleration is enabled at the URL <code>opera://settings/system</code>, make sure you're not using any limiters in the GX Control sidebar panel and make sure the battery saver is disabled at the URL <code>opera://settings/batterySaver</code>.</p>
<p dir="auto">Also, if needed, you can <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/known_issues/#wiki_opera_on_windows_is_slow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">adjust the Angle flag for your GPU</a>.</p>
<p dir="auto">Also, sometimes issues on Youtube can be caused by  GPU drivers. If you're using a gamer ready driver for example, try the stable/studio driver instead. Or, try the previous driver version.</p>
<p dir="auto">Or, if you're happy with Edge, keep using it.</p>
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