Do Browsers Normally increase in size?

I was just wondering if this is normal.
I will try and keep it as short as I can.
I use Portable Browser ( FF ) as I don�t have admin rights.
I used to drop it on desktop and use from there as Flash Drive was too slow for me to use it for it.
I then would , after using it to report or whatever else, once finished I would copy it back to Drive so I would keep my history.
I noticed at the time that Browser would slightly increase in size day by day.
I thought it would be because of saved Bookmarks and others things I would add to Ad Block Plus.
I�m not sure how long ago it was, but I decided to use straight for my portable drive (which is fast enough to work).
I haven�t had to Drop It on to desktop for many months.
Today I needed to edit something and I was afraid I may break Browser from working with the scripts.
So I dragged it to computer and was shocked that in so many months of using it, that it has nearly doubled in size.
I have bookmarked some pages and websites yes, but not 70+ MB�s worth.
As that�s how much Browser has increased in size.
Should I be worried or is it normal .
Sorry for long winded explanation but it�s the only way I can write.
Thanks for any help.
I did google a moth or so ago, but didn�t really understand it all.
Answer #1
“once finished I would copy it back to Drive so I would keep my history.”
It is your history .
I’m using Chrome portable and it is currently 350 MB in its size, the biggest size I had was ~1 GB.
So, don’t worry at all.
Answer #2
correct me if im wrong… cookies. caches makes browser increase in size …
Answer #3
correct me if im wrong... cookies. caches makes browser increase in size ...
I wouldn’t have a clue. Thanks i may try an experiment with it just to see what happens. I’ll put it on desktop again, delete history and see how big it still is. Would not deleting history and cookies slow browsing down too much. I can’t really delete history as i need it for reporting, but other than deleting cookies, is there anything else i can do to make sure it’s running at peak performance.
Answer #4
“Would not deleting history and cookies slow browsing down too much.”
If you have bad connection keeping your history is recommended I could say – I remember having dial up and history helped a lot…..but of course if there is too much changes on pages you visit, it can’t help too much since you don’t have the “new” history.
But its default things should load fast enough than when you don’t have history.
“I can’t really delete history as i need it for reporting, but other than deleting cookies, is there anything else i can do to make sure it’s running at peak performance.”
Why don’t you save your history on your PC, after you clean e.g. 1 month, save that, but create a note what did you clean…..
Answer #5
I was having a similar problem on my pc. Day by day the memory got noticably eaten away at. Did some tests nothing conclusive. I think it was due to me not having enough memory space left for my cache/virtual memory to it’s job. Ever since I cleared up some space I haven’t been experiencing those problems anymore. And yeah, you would be surprised as to how fast all those little thingies clog up your memory…