Chrome software conflict - resolved, and fixing it fixed a LOT

[sekker]

I've posted recently that Chrome had become terribly slow, unusably slow in some cases (timing out when trying to connect to websites, etc).

I had switched to Safari, which was working and largely better.

But it occurred to me that something else could be happening, so I went into Chrome's settings and turned off as many extensions as I could. I turned off the new google translate, etc. Kept flash controller extensions, however.

Once I did that - wow! Zoom. Chrome is usable again (not perfect).

Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

And some stuttering disappeared on the computer.

I had noticed that this machine was suffering from some sort of software issues, but I attributed it to just running 10.9.5 and not having updated to 10.10 (and Apple not really supporting this now older OS).

But honestly, it would never have occurred to me that extensions installed in a browser would impact other things on this system.

I know there are some malware extensions, which I suppose could explain it.

Nevertheless, I thought I'd post in case anyone else is having trouble with Chrome. Lots to like about Chrome, but it DOES need to work as a browser!

[Chakravartin]

sekker wrote:
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.

[sekker]

Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.

[JoeH]

sekker wrote:
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.
Yes. Chrome leaves stuff running in the background, including an update checker, even when not launched. That is why I removed it from my Mac's quite a while ago.

[sekker]

JoeH wrote:
[quote=sekker]
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.
Yes. Chrome leaves stuff running in the background, including an update checker, even when not launched. That is why I removed it from my Mac's quite a while ago.
Posting from Safari, it's much faster than Chrome even after my trimming.

[sekker]

sekker wrote:
[quote=JoeH]
[quote=sekker]
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.
Yes. Chrome leaves stuff running in the background, including an update checker, even when not launched. That is why I removed it from my Mac's quite a while ago.
Posting from Safari, it's much faster than Chrome even after my trimming.
Ok, any way to sandbox Chrome? New User?

[Chakravartin]

sekker wrote:
[quote=sekker]
[quote=JoeH]
[quote=sekker]
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.
Yes. Chrome leaves stuff running in the background, including an update checker, even when not launched. That is why I removed it from my Mac's quite a while ago.
Posting from Safari, it's much faster than Chrome even after my trimming.
Ok, any way to sandbox Chrome? New User?
The stuff that it leaves running when you quit the app is of minimal impact.

The 64 bit version of Chrome may be better behaved. (Due some time in November.)

[JoeH]

Chakravartin wrote:
[quote=sekker]
[quote=sekker]
[quote=JoeH]
[quote=sekker]
[quote=Chakravartin]
[quote=sekker]
Here's the amazing part - Firefox is back to normal, too.

Probably every app is running better. Chrome tends to spawn dozens of little background tasks, each gobbling CPU cycles and RAM.
Even when Chrome isn't launched? I'm assuming by turning off extensions I remiged something conflicting with trans-browser plugins like flash.
Yes. Chrome leaves stuff running in the background, including an update checker, even when not launched. That is why I removed it from my Mac's quite a while ago.
Posting from Safari, it's much faster than Chrome even after my trimming.
Ok, any way to sandbox Chrome? New User?
The stuff that it leaves running when you quit the app is of minimal impact.

The 64 bit version of Chrome may be better behaved. (Due some time in November.)
It is supposed to be of minimal impact, but often isn't. At least a few items left running in the background have had memory leaks in the past and may still. Also having the updater download at any time, without being able to shut it off, was not helpful with a limited bandwidth internet connection.

As for a 64-bit version, that will probably make no difference in behavior. It is still the same code base.