DJWillis
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Q: "google chrome helper" using too much CPU?

If you open the Activity Monitor and see that a process called "google chrome helper" is using too much CPU, here's how I fixed it:

 

I went to Chrome settings/content settings/Plugins and selected Click To Play for all plugins.  (The default is Run Automatically.)

 

This fixed my problem.  Now you have to click whenever you want to run a youtube video or other plugins, but it's worth it.  It stops those stupid Flash ads from loading, too, so that's an extra bonus.

 

I'm posting this because when I had the problem, I couldn't find any solutions at all.

Posted on Nov 17, 2013 4:34 PM

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  • by eXTR,

    eXTR eXTR Dec 30, 2015 9:27 PM in response to DJWillis
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    Dec 30, 2015 9:27 PM in response to DJWillis

    Hi all, I have this problem all the time and have one solution to work.  I always have 5 gmails tabs pinned.  So, if you goto the pinned gmail windows and click on "inbox" or "refresh/recycle" arrow thing, that tends to fix the problem for me

     

    I also sometimes find offending tabs, so I'll close out a bunch of tabs and try again, that fixes things too...

     

    hope this helps

  • by drCurvin,

    drCurvin drCurvin Jan 19, 2016 7:48 AM in response to MichelPM
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    Jan 19, 2016 7:48 AM in response to MichelPM

    There is a lot of truth to this post.

    I would not go so far as to completely ditch Google products and Chrome extensions - some of it is helpful in the extreme.

    However, running chrome and safari simultaneously can slow your system intolerably, especially with several instances open.

    I primarily us a 27" 2011 iMac with solid state drive and 16GB memory, and same specs on a new Retina.

    I have a separate login account on both machines in which to run Chrome.

     

    Does anyone know of a site where Chrome stability is documented as upgrades are released ?

     

    Best regards to all.

  • by Ult_Renegade,

    Ult_Renegade Ult_Renegade Feb 25, 2016 5:16 PM in response to drCurvin
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    Feb 25, 2016 5:16 PM in response to drCurvin

    So I did what was the answer and made it so I have to manually turn on plug-ins.  But after awhile on Chrome I check the activity monitor to see that Google Chrome helper is back up to using up too much CPU.

  • by f_adri,

    f_adri f_adri Apr 5, 2016 12:25 PM in response to DJWillis
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    Apr 5, 2016 12:25 PM in response to DJWillis

    I did the suggested fix.
    Went on Preferences > Settings > Show advanced settings > Content Settings (under Privacy) > Plugins and marked "Let me choose when to run plugin content".

     

    I restarted my macbook and let it be for a couple of days. Unfortunately Google Chrome Helper still takes up to 3GB of memory. What can I do?

  • by denis9009,

    denis9009 denis9009 Apr 29, 2016 10:06 AM in response to f_adri
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    Apr 29, 2016 10:06 AM in response to f_adri

    You want to install this : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihal l

  • by f_adri,

    f_adri f_adri Apr 29, 2016 10:22 AM in response to denis9009
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    Apr 29, 2016 10:22 AM in response to denis9009

    I checked it out but it seems to be something that has to do with the number of tabs open in the browser, right?
    In that case, I rarely have more than 3 tabs opened at the same time.
    Would it still help me? And if yes, how?

     

    Thanks!

  • by denis9009,

    denis9009 denis9009 Apr 29, 2016 10:43 AM in response to f_adri
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    Apr 29, 2016 10:43 AM in response to f_adri

    I don't know... personally, it had something to do with the number of tabs open.

     

    Good luck!

  • by macuVryMuch,

    macuVryMuch macuVryMuch May 10, 2016 4:20 PM in response to bmoved
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    May 10, 2016 4:20 PM in response to bmoved

    Very good advice.  Opera works much better and handles memory resources more efficiently.  If the memory is available Opera will use it, but if memory is low it will drop it quick.

     

    http://www.opera.com/download

  • by tonydi31,

    tonydi31 tonydi31 Jun 9, 2016 10:48 AM in response to DJWillis
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    Jun 9, 2016 10:48 AM in response to DJWillis

    Hi, thanks for the info...I followed the steps great!!!  I did reboot my computer, but, I still see Google Chrome Helper using a bunch of MB's of memory? Any way to reduce the balance of the Chrome Helper still bring used?  I have 8 MG memory and I am always around 7.5  + MB's in us.

     

    I have an IMac OS x 10.9.5 Mavericks. The computer is not running as fast as I would like. Is it difficult to add additional memory to my iMac?  Where can I see a video on how to install additional MBs of memory for my iMac?


    Thanks,

    TonyDi31

     

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jun 10, 2016 10:37 AM in response to tonydi31
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    Jun 10, 2016 10:37 AM in response to tonydi31

    Adding RAM to an iMac is fairly easy. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum.

     

    Other World Computing 

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