How to free up memory in google chrome step by step

Despite Google's efforts to create a browser that uses few resources, we know very well that Google Chrome can take over a good amount of RAM from our system and a couple of cycles from our CPU.

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Tips and tricks for freeing up memory in Google Chrome

In this article we are going to discuss some 'tricks' with which we can free up some RAM in Google Chrome, especially for those who usually navigate with 20 tabs open.

Restart Chrome

It turns out that Google Chrome can somehow restart, where all the memory the browser consumes is purged, freeing up a large amount of RAM. Unfortunately Chrome does not have a specific button to restart the browser, this can only be done by writing the address chrome: // restart.

To avoid having to write this url in the address bar every time we want to restart the browser, we could send this address to favorites. Once sent to our favorite bookmarks, we can quickly open the panel with ' Ctrl + D' in Windows and 'Cmd + D' in macOS.

Extension to suspend eyelashes

Another possible solution to free up RAM in Chrome would not actually be a trick but an extension. Tab Memory Saver is one of the most interesting options. With this extension we can suspend the tabs that we do not use so that memory is freed. We can suspend tabs manually or indicate that those that are not open at that moment after X time are automatically suspended.

We recommend reading how to speed up Windows 10.

Uninstall extensions

A highly recommended option to free up memory is to uninstall those extensions that are not used. Extensions typically consume RAM and when a good number of tabs are opened, they can make a significant difference in resource consumption. Try to use only extensions that are vital for daily use.

I hope these 'tricks' have been useful to you and I'll see you next time.

Source: labnol