Dedicated Firefox user kept over 7,000 tabs open for two years

A committed user of Firefox has managed to keep 7,470 tabs open for more than two years and was on the verge of breaking her impressive streak. Surprisingly, the browser’s memory usage remains low.

On average, how many tabs do you usually keep open? During work, it’s safe to assume that most individuals would have a maximum of 15 tabs open. However, if conducting extensive research on a subject, the number could potentially reach close to 30. Can you imagine having nearly 7,500 tabs open?

Hazel, a user who was previously on Twitter but now goes by X, posted a complaint stating that Firefox was not allowing her to restore her session despite having an incredibly high number of tabs open.

thank you to everyone who provided info on how to restore an old session from the profiles cache… i feel like a part of me is restored pic.twitter.com/IGNGIrNfHB

— hazel☀️ (@sodiumPen) April 30, 2024

“According to Hazel, Firefox did not restore her session that she had been using for over 2 years, resulting in the loss of over 7,000 tabs.”

To the delight of many, her tweet quickly gained popularity as hundreds of commenters not only expressed their curiosity about why someone would have so many tabs open, but also sought advice on how to retrieve all 7,470 of them. In the end, she was able to successfully recover all of her tabs.

When asked about the reason for having so many tabs open, Hazel explained to PCMag, “I enjoy scrolling back and seeing groups of tabs from months ago – it’s like taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting what I was doing, learning about, or thinking about.”

Despite having over 7,000 tabs, one would assume that Hazel’s computer would use a significant amount of memory. However, it is surprising to note that her session only consumes 70 MB, which is intentionally designed to be minimal.

According to Mozilla’s statement to PCMag, they have dedicated significant effort towards improving Firefox’s performance over the past few years, and they are pleased to see the positive outcomes of their hard work.