Firefox Slowing Down

rein · 07-31-2012, 08:22 AM

...is this browser getting slower and slower with each release or is it just me and my devices? It seems to browse okay once open but loading has become a slow bitch on all of my PC's. I have turned off extensions and that doesn't seem to be the problem.

Handmade.Mercury · 07-31-2012, 09:08 AM

It sounds like something on your end. My Firefox loads about as fast as my Chrome, that is to say in about one second.

muddi900 · 07-31-2012, 09:19 AM

Flash. The latest 2 release have fucked up everything.

fitbabits · 07-31-2012, 09:38 AM

Flash is a pain in the ass. Disable any add-ons you have as well.

LiquidRain · 07-31-2012, 10:03 AM

I've had my Firefox profile since Firefox 3.0, keep it synced between 3 places using Firefox Sync, and each release only gets faster for me. It actually starts up faster than Chrome for me, despite my extensions, and runs faster on my Android phone than Android Chrome does. Mozilla's really put in a lot of good stuff.

AntonThaGreat · 07-31-2012, 10:18 AM

Try creating a new profile and working from a brand new profile. This worked for me before on an old profile. Must be some crap that builds up.

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/...refox-profiles

MagGnome · 07-31-2012, 11:29 AM

Each Firefox update breaks something for me, and then the next update comes along, fixes what was broken, and then usually breaks something else. The update before last made it so that I couldn't use the volume buttons on my keyboard while watching Youtube videos (bizarre, I know), and then the latest update fixed that issue.

I actually find it somewhat amusing. Every time there's an update I'm curious to see what they've fixed and what they've screwed up. Firefox is still the best browser I've used, even with a few hiccups here and there.

Dorkandproudofit · 08-01-2012, 09:12 PM

Have you tried cuddles?

Hawkzombie · 08-01-2012, 09:32 PM

I'm a big firefox fan, but Flash is what's really irking me majorly. I continually get crashes from it.

The Steam Movie Maker Thread? I can't even visit it anymore. Crashed my whole damn system with how badly Firefox got hung up.

muddi900 · 08-02-2012, 01:45 AM

http://youtube.com/html5

You're welcome

rein · 08-02-2012, 06:34 AM

Thanks for tha input. I will give the suggestions a try this weekend.

PathMaster · 08-02-2012, 11:17 AM

Firefox has been getting slower with me as well. New profile may help. But the random Flash crashes have been annoying as well. Chrome has been a little slow as of late too.

boratika · 08-03-2012, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkzombie

I'm a big firefox fan, but Flash is what's really irking me majorly. I continually get crashes from it.

The Steam Movie Maker Thread? I can't even visit it anymore. Crashed my whole damn system with how badly Firefox got hung up.

Get this.

Suddenly you realise Firefox is so much better than you thought.

Wraith · 08-03-2012, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muddi900

Flash. The latest 2 release have fucked up everything.

Is it Flash causing Firefox to lose focus of the current tab all the time?

I recently tried going back from Chrome to Firefox at work, due to a few nice things Firefox does that Chrome doesn't. But this focus issue is really annoying.

AntonThaGreat · 08-05-2012, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkzombie

I'm a big firefox fan, but Flash is what's really irking me majorly. I continually get crashes from it.

The Steam Movie Maker Thread? I can't even visit it anymore. Crashed my whole damn system with how badly Firefox got hung up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by boratika

Get this.

Suddenly you realise Firefox is so much better than you thought.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wraith

Is it Flash causing Firefox to lose focus of the current tab all the time?

I recently tried going back from Chrome to Firefox at work, due to a few nice things Firefox does that Chrome doesn't. But this focus issue is really annoying.

Guys, just use Chrome when you have to visit Flash Intensive websites. Their Flash version that comes automatically with the browser seems much more stable than the Firefox version that's downloaded from Adobe.

You can even just disable flash completely from Firefox to have a much much faster browsing experience.

Add adblock plus to that list, and your FF will fly.

LiquidRain · 08-05-2012, 01:16 AM

Firefox has built-in click-to-load-Flash ability, now. Just navigate to about:config, search for plugin, and find the "clicktoplay" option or whatever it's called. (there's only about 15 plugin options) n.b.: it works on ALL plugins, not just Flash.

It works similarly to the extension that's been around forever. For sites like YouTube, Fx will show a plugin icon in the address bar you can click, which brings up a dialogue box with a dropdown that lets you select "Always load plugins from this site."

07-31-2012, 08:22 AM	#1
rein .... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Natural State Posts: 7,014 Blog Entries: 4	Firefox Slowing Down ...is this browser getting slower and slower with each release or is it just me and my devices? It seems to browse okay once open but loading has become a slow bitch on all of my PC's. I have turned off extensions and that doesn't seem to be the problem.

07-31-2012, 09:38 AM	#4
fitbabits The Cat Whisperer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 9,024 Blog Entries: 2	Flash is a pain in the ass. Disable any add-ons you have as well. __________________ The Cat Whisperer Gamertag - fitbabits \| PSN ID - fitbabits \| Steam - fitbabits

07-31-2012, 10:03 AM	#5
LiquidRain Documentarian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,968	I've had my Firefox profile since Firefox 3.0, keep it synced between 3 places using Firefox Sync, and each release only gets faster for me. It actually starts up faster than Chrome for me, despite my extensions, and runs faster on my Android phone than Android Chrome does. Mozilla's really put in a lot of good stuff. __________________ Rainwave.cc - Video game music and Overclocked Remix radio!

08-01-2012, 09:32 PM	#9
Hawkzombie The Lord of Shadow Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 17,397 Blog Entries: 3	I'm a big firefox fan, but Flash is what's really irking me majorly. I continually get crashes from it. The Steam Movie Maker Thread? I can't even visit it anymore. Crashed my whole damn system with how badly Firefox got hung up. __________________ I have a blog. Go read it! PSN/Steam ID - JaynesHat/Hawkzombie There is the crazy HZ and the well refined logic and reasoning HZ. Both are pretty entertaining -Purple Santa I love that Hawk exists to make every decision I make, no matter how self-destructive, look wise by comparison. -Ox I just realized that for the longest time I've been getting you and Karak mixed up. -fitbabits

08-02-2012, 11:17 AM	#12
PathMaster My life for Aiur! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Adirondacks Posts: 5,670 Blog Entries: 5	Firefox has been getting slower with me as well. New profile may help. But the random Flash crashes have been annoying as well. Chrome has been a little slow as of late too. __________________ CoG IRC- irc.enterthegame.com #ColonyofGamers Steam/Xbox: Pathmaster

08-02-2012, 06:34 AM	#11
rein .... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Natural State Posts: 7,014 Blog Entries: 4	Thanks for tha input. I will give the suggestions a try this weekend.

08-05-2012, 01:16 AM	#16
LiquidRain Documentarian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,968	Firefox has built-in click-to-load-Flash ability, now. Just navigate to about:config, search for plugin, and find the "clicktoplay" option or whatever it's called. (there's only about 15 plugin options) n.b.: it works on ALL plugins, not just Flash. It works similarly to the extension that's been around forever. For sites like YouTube, Fx will show a plugin icon in the address bar you can click, which brings up a dialogue box with a dropdown that lets you select "Always load plugins from this site." __________________ Rainwave.cc - Video game music and Overclocked Remix radio!

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