10-27-2014, 02:06 PM
Chakravartin wrote:
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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.