Windows/Mac: Recent versions of Chrome have been memory hogs, but an update released today hopes to fix that a little bit.


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Chrome 45 adds in a few new improvements to automatically manage memory better. For example, if your computer is running low on resources, Chrome will stop restoring old tabs. Likewise, if a webpage isn’t busy with a task (like it’s in the background), Chrome will free up that old, unused memory, similar to The Great Suspender extension. From a power usage perspective, Chrome now auto-pauses Flash content by default so it doesn’t eat up your battery. If nothing else, this is at least Google admitting that Chrome’s memory use is a problem, so hopefully we’ll see more improvements as time goes on. The update should be rolling out now, but check Chrome > About Chrome to see that your copy is up to date.


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