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Agonisingly slow

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Firefox is slow to load websites (Chrome isn't). Fire fox keeps hanging (Chrome doesn't). I had refreshed Firefox - no difference. I have uninstalled and re-installed Firefox - no difference (on re-installation all the old bookmarks appear on bookmark toolbar even after reboot (can't be right !!))

Firefox is slow to load websites (Chrome isn't). Fire fox keeps hanging (Chrome doesn't). I had refreshed Firefox - no difference. I have uninstalled and re-installed Firefox - no difference (on re-installation all the old bookmarks appear on bookmark toolbar even after reboot (can't be right !!))

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Firefox comes in two or more folders on all computers. They are;

Maintenance: (Programs Folder) <Windows Only> Firefox itself: (Programs Folder) And two folders in the profile of each user on the computer for each Firefox profile for that user.

If you remove the Firefox folder, the user profiles would not be affected.


Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-slow-how-make-it-faster

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-many-cpu-resources-how-fix

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-much-memory-ram

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding

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It is possible that your firewall or other security software blocks or restricts Firefox without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox application. Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full, unrestricted, access for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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Who needs this hassle? I use Chrome now (trouble free)