The management of RAM by Google’s browser heavily affects PC performance. Here’s how to manage them to speed up your computer
Is Google Chrome slow? Does it freeze often preventing you from surfing the web? At the same time, your computer seems to be packed as if you have been using it non-stop for years. The reason for these seemingly unrelated behaviors is one and the same: the many tabs open within Google’s browser.
As we know, in fact, Chrome is particularly “greedy” for RAM memory, and the more tabs you open at the same time, the more resources the browser uses. To the detriment of other applications and general PC performance. In fact, despite the efforts made in recent years by Google, the problem of RAM occupied by Chrome is always close. Some tricks, however, allow you to better manage the tabs of Chrome and thus recover valuable RAM to “allocate” to other activities.
Don’t use tabs as bookmarks
Bookmarks have their own function. They allow you to create web shortcuts for instant access to your favorite pages. Use bookmarks instead of keeping dozens of web pages open just to remember where to go to see an interesting article, an item to buy or whatever. By doing so you will avoid overloading Chrome.
Use Tab Options
Right-clicking on a tab allows you to view and select a number of options ideal for optimizing Chrome usage: New Tab Right, Reload, Duplicate, Lock, Mute Site, Close, Close Other Tabs, Close Tabs Right. By right-clicking again, but on the empty space next to the tab you can then view other important options: New Tab, Reopen Closed Tab, Add All Tabs to Favorites and Task Manager to keep Chrome under control and monitor its usage of computer resources.
Use Extensions to Manage Tabs
You can use Chrome extensions to manage and optimize the use of tabs. Be careful though, excessive use of extensions can slow down the normal operation of the browser and increased consumption of system resources. Among the best Chrome extensions to manage tabs we point out: OneTab, Session Buddy and The Great Suspender. Tab Snooze can also be very useful, in particular, this Chrome extension lets you schedule the opening of certain tabs in the future.
Reopen last closed tab
Have you inadvertently closed a tab you needed? Don’t worry: Ctrl-capture-T on Windows or Command-capture-T on Mac. The accidentally closed tab will reopen instantly.
Reopen browser with all tabs
If you accidentally close the browser with the myriad of tabs you had open and need to reopen them all there is a trick to solving this problem. Just go to the settings: type in the address bar the following string: “chrome://settings/” and press enter. In the settings page, look for “On startup” and select “Continue from where you left off”.