Why after closing the browser, the process remains and takes up RAM?

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Alexander Alexandrovich, 2013-12-19 23:48:52

Hello.
Periodically, after closing the browser, the process itself remains and takes up RAM.
Browser version: 26.0
OS: Ubuntu 13.10 x64

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demimurych, 2013-12-20
@demimurych

If it's google-chrome, then this is a feature that is turned off somewhere in the settings.

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maxaon, 2013-12-20
@maxaon

It's okay, don't touch it.

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x88, 2013-12-20
@x88

And what browser? If Firefox, then a similar situation has been observed since version 25 on both Windows and nix.

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Ilya Grom, 2013-12-20
@Gromobanan777

This is not uncommon now. Try checking the "Continue running background apps after closing" checkbox.