Firefox slows down - then crashes

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• Firefox slows down for several minutes, as if (possibly), it seems "reoganise".

  Hello!

  Every once in a while, Firefox slows down a lot, the use of the CPU (for Firefox) exceeds to 95pct and there is a lot of drive actuvuty. Then after a minute or so, it starts again to normal.

  What does Firefox do? Is this normal/expected behavior? 'Help' Firefox if it needs to have something cleaned?

  I use Archlinux.

  Thank you

  Thor

  Some quick ideas (in the order that I would try them):

  • Clear your cache. It is possible that some of your cache files are corrupt and Firefox chokes on them.
  • Try to disable the Flash plugin. My experience with Flash on Linux has been less than stellar, and I would not be surprised if it causes problems. If it turns out that the Flash is the issue, you should try grabbing the newest alpha/beta 10.2 and see if that fixes it.
  • Try to open Firefox in safe mode. Which will disable your extensions and many custom settings.
  • Try to start a new profile (be sure to keep the old). There could be something wrong with your current profile (which contains all user-specific data).

  It will obviously be a pain to test if it happens only once a day or two, but that's all I can think about. Best of luck, it attaches, and with a little luck, someone else will have a more specific patch.

• Firefox slows down to a crawl while the sync of bookmarks

  Whenever I add, modify, move, or delete a bookmark, Firefox slows down to a crawl for a few seconds, whereas Sync does its thing. I know that Sync is the question because I added the sync icon to the toolbar and see it light up and spin and Firefox is unusable whenever I have change a bookmark. This is probably because I have a ridiculous number of bookmarks: probably in the range of 10-20 000.

  Despite these problems, Sync did a good job of synchronizing bookmarks between my computer and makes it easier for me to finish my work, so I would like to continue using it. My bookmarks file acts as a search engine mini for the things that I found useful/interesting. deletion of bookmarks or using a very stripped down bookmarks file really does not solve my problem here.

  I already googled until exhaustion, and set services.sync.autoconnect to false in: config, but that didn't seem to do anything. This solution might work but is not very handy: http://superuser.com/a/818726/362951

  Is it possible I can turn off Auto-Sync synchronization after each change bookmark? I'd like to be able to synchronize ONLY when I click the 'Sync' button in my toolbar in FF.

  Sync chooses when synchronize based on a combination of the last hour of synchronization and the amount of change that has occurred. You can actually turn off the synchronization (except you can still manually synchronize) by changing these values.

  1. go into "subject: config.

  2. Enter "services.sync.syncInterval" in the search box. It's the amount of time (in 1/1000 of a second) that synchronize waits between synchronizations. If you want to sync never synchronize after a while, change for something big like '999999999999999999999999 '.

  3. Enter "services.sync.syncThreshold" in the search box. It is the amount of change that must take place between synchronizations. 300 represents a bookmark and is also the default, so by default, sync will sync whenever you add a bookmark. If you want to synchronize only after 2 bookmarks, change it to 600, etc.. If you want to never synchronize, also change it for a very large number.

  Note: there is always a possibility sync may synchronize automatically some time, but it is extremely rare.

• Firefox slows down when opening a site with animated gifs

  After FF4 update, I find that whenever I try to open a page that has several on this animated gifs, firefox slows down a lot. The CPU usage goes up to 50-75% and all animated gifs are moving really slow.

  It is not only large animated gifs, but it occurs also on the forums that have animated smileys. I never had this problem in FF 3.6 neither another browser (IE, Chrome, Safari). If I start FF4.0 without modules or plugins it does the same thing. Even with a new facility. Does anyone have a solution to his problem? Since I can't use some of my favorite now with FF sites, without my pc slow everything down.

  Start Firefox in Firefox to solve the issues in Safe Mode to check if one of the Add-ons is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Modules > themes).

  • Makes no changes on the start safe mode window.

  Safe mode disables extensions in Firefox 4, and disables hardware acceleration.

  • Tools > Options > advanced > General > Browsing: "use hardware acceleration when available.

• When I open too many windows, Firefox slows down

  I use Firefox for ever and I am currently using Windows 7 64 bit. As far as I know, that nothing has changed on my end, but Firefox started running slowly after opening the windows of. How I usually use the program and have done for years, is to open pages in a lot of different windows and close them as needed. This does usually cause no problems and I can leave the program running for days at a time, works perfectly well.

  Last week however, something changed. Now when Firefox starts up first, it works very well, as expected, but then after a period of time, usually in a day, sometimes within a few hours, it starts sensational "gunked upward." At this point, when I try to load a page in a new window, instead of load instantly, there a second or two, during which I can not move to any other Firefox window, but all other running programs work very well. This State continues and grows slower and slower to load new pages, until I closed and reopened Firefox, then the cycle repeats.

  Again, this is a new situation, my normal behavior would not normally cause this kind of slowdown even after a week or more of continuous service. I ran a control of viruses and malware, without success control on either and other programs are not affected. I tried to restart as well, but the problem came back shortly after. I also turned off most of my modules, including those that have worked well for months or years, and still no change, it slogs always down after some time. My Firefox is also currently up-to-date, of course (27.0.1).

  What is going on?

  OK, I put some time in troubleshooting and think that I thought about it. After going in and out of safe mode several times, I reduced to a problem with Adblock Plus. With him in the distance, I could open a ton of windows, with it on this subject would begin to slow. A quick workaround solution was that if I went in the menu of the Addon whenever he began to slow down and disabled Adblock and transformed then turn it back on, it would reset the downturn, but I went to their own support site and came across people with the same problem solved by picking up a beta version of the addon. Since the installation, I got no problems.

• Firefox slowing down to stop (for > 1.5 min) to load the site and freezes any Ubuntu 11.10, modern system.

  Hi guys,.

     I have been using Ubuntu 11.10 since it was beta with no problems.  I have been regularly updating everything, and keep a clean track with sudo apt-get autoremove and sudo apt-get clean.  Even with all updates, firefox was running completely fine until just last week.  If an update came out in the last month, that may be it.  My updates are up to the month at least.
     As soon as I open firefox, it pretends to load, before freezing (and turning gray).  At that point, my entire system hangs.  I have updated everything.  I have apt-get remove firefox'ed, apt-get autoremove/clean, then apt-get install firefox'd.  I have started in firefox -safe-mode with all options checked.  I have, of course, rebooted several times.  I have run firefox without, then after deleting every, add-on.  I have even searched for log files in .mozilla/firefox/Crash Reports, but found none (a bunch of tmp and extra files).  I've tried starting firefox under Ubuntu classic instead of Unity.  These are all my online searches have found.
     I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on Intel i7-960 in an Intel DX58SO2 with 8gb mem, and EVGA superclocked pci-express video adapter.  nvidia is properly configured.  No other program at all hangs but firefox, which is why I'm here and not in the Ubuntu forums.
     Thank you for your help.
  

  I followed the advice of one of the posts
  here , to rename the folder .mozilla and it worked. I would like to add, however, that it's very embarrassing and all your custom settings and bookmarks and Favorites etc. will be wiped. I would like to know what causes this, and my satisfaction with firefox is declining.
  Still better than IE...

• With the latest updates of foxfire, so it does not work slow or accident, why do I always foxfire run normal to slow down, then freeze and have either restart or click Ctrl w to erase everything and re click foxfire to recharge.

  FoxFire browser works normal for a few days, then begins to gel, where I can't scroll with the mouse or click on facebook and fabulis.com. I each somputer reboot or push CTRL to clear the screen on the desktop, then refresh the desktop page and then click the icon to return to where I was and continue on firefox.

  It starts to become slow when it starts to redirect my web sites

• Install Firefox 31 extracted, then crashes

  Hi people,
  Long time user. New problem. So I downloaded full version (not the heel) V31 V29 would not update. Whenever I ran the installer, it would show the progress bar 'Extraction', then a windows message: "Firefox Setup has stopped working" and the follow-up report:

  Signature of the problem:

   Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
   Application Name:	setup.exe_Firefox
   Application Version:	1.0.0.0
   Application Timestamp:	4bc06cda
   Fault Module Name:	ntdll.dll
   Fault Module Version:	6.1.7601.18247
   Fault Module Timestamp:	521ea8e7
   Exception Code:	c0000005
   Exception Offset:	0002e3be
   OS Version:	6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
   Locale ID:	3081
   Additional Information 1:	4c0d
   Additional Information 2:	4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433
   Additional Information 3:	4c0d
   Additional Information 4:	4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433
  

  I tried:

  • Remove entirely FF29, program files, then the hidden folder data/Mozilla/Firefox
  • Run Malwarebytes, CCleaner, reboot (W7Pro64)
  • Leave the network for local HARD disk Setup

  Any suggestions appreciated and TIA.

  Quick update - 32 Firefox installed no problem

• Firefox opens briefly, then crashes when I click on a link in Thunderbird message. If Firefox is already running, no problem.

  Latest version of Firefox (23.0)
  Version of Thunderbird 2.0.0.24
  Problem b/c safe mode event cannot have with FF open automatically when you click on an e-mail link.
  The last of many crash report numbers:

     Crash ID: bp-6e0133b7-430e-495c-88b8-61a762130807
  

  The latest version of Thunderbird is 17, update for it.

  • www.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/

• 18 Update Firefox slows down my computer.

  I installed upgrading firefox 18 this morning and just after restarting firefox, my computer has become slow.

  Hello cjstrider, try turning off hardware accelerationand check again (in safe mode hardware, acceleration is disable).

  Thank you

• Since the last update, whenever I have multiple windows or tabs open for more than 10 minutes, Firefox slows down to a crawl or stops responding completely.

  no further details

  It is possible that your security (firewall, antivirus) software blocks or limit Firefox or the process of plugin-container without you inform, possibly after the detection of changes (update) for the Firefox program.

  Delete all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container in the permissions list in the firewall and leave your firewall again ask permission get full and unrestricted, access to the internet for Firefox and the plugin-container and the update process.

  See:

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/server+not+found
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/firewalls
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/fix-problems-connecting-websites-after-updating

• Firefox slow on the Site of HTML5

  I don't understand why when I try and watch a HTML5 website in Firefox, Firefox slows down to a crawl.

  I tried all the latest versions including Beta.

  I'll get something related bugzilla and if I find anything I'll create a minimal example based on your template and submit it (if you don't mind).

• 1 Web site increases ram usage until Firefox slows, then crashes...

  Week or two ago FF33 started to have nits and jerky, gel and then crashed. I went through many support troubleshooting tips p (it comes crashing at this point) pages, uninstalled FF33, deleted files FF, that I could find, which was not all files, installed FF35 FF33, same result.

  Finally found my ram usage is high and paid attention to this. Reduced to 1 site constantly running up to the use of the ram. Regardless if 1 or 30 tabs of this Web site are open. If 1 tablet Omnium ram goes until it crashes. If none are open from this site, FF is fine. I've been on this site for many years without problems and really need to access.

  Any ideas how to solve the cause of that specific Web site?

  Thank you.

  Long answer, posted, empty response is entered. Anyway, great FF now.

• 38 Firefox slow to respond or crashes without other options?

  After the latest Firefox 38.0.1, it became unusable. I tried several different suggestions found on the forum and through Google searches, but noting seems to cure my problem.

  I use MSN as my home page and at first thought it was the root cause, but using IE I don't have the issue of the suspension. I tried the resettlement, refreshing, new profile creation, to update all the drivers of video material and others etc. but can't seem to find the key...

  The only thing that seems to relieve symptoms is to use the "noscript" and "adblock more ' Add-ons.

  I added information from troubleshooting below.

  For any help or suggestion is appreciated.

  The application databases

  Name: Firefox
  Version: 38.0.1
  Build ID: 20150513174244
  Update channel: output
  User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; RV:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/38.0
  Windows multiprocessing: 0/1 (default: false)

  Reports of incidents for the last 3 days

  Report ID: bp-9544f9b6-5e25-4c62-956e-93d262150527
  Sent: 1 day ago

  All Crash reports

  Extensions

  Name: Adblock more
  Version: version 2.6.9
  Enabled: true
  ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}

  Name: NoScript
  Version: 2.6.9.25.1 - signed
  Enabled: true
  ID: {73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}

  Name: Adobe Acrobat - create a PDF file
  Version: 1.2
  Enabled: false
  ID: [email protected]

  Graphics

  Description of the adapter: Intel(r) HD Graphics 4000
  Adapter (GPU #2) Description: NVIDIA NVS 5200 M
  Drivers: igdumd64 igd10umd64 igd10umd64 igdumd32 igd10umd32 igd10umd32
  Drivers (GPU #2): nvd3dumx, nvwgf2umx, nvwgf2umx, nvd3dum, nvwgf2um, nvwgf2um
  RAM card: unknown
  Card (GPU #2) RAM: 1024
  ClearType settings: D [Gamma: Structure of 2200 pixels: ClearType R level: 100 improved contrast: 50] D [Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: ClearType B level: 100 improved contrast: 50]
  Device ID: 0 x 0166
  Device ID (GPU #2): 0x0dfc
  DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.17292)
  Driver date: 20/03/2014
  Driver (GPU #2) date: 26/04/2015
  Driver version: 9.17.10.3517
  (GPU #2) driver version: 9.18.13.4807
  GPU #2 Active: false
  GPU accelerated Windows: 0/1 Basic (OMTC)
  SubSys ID: 05351028
  SubSys ID (GPU #2): 15351028
  Vendor ID: 0 x 8086
  Vendor (GPU #2) ID: 0x10de
  WebGL Renderer: Google Inc. - ANGLE (Intel(r) HD Graphics 4000 Direct3D11 vs_5_0 ps_5_0)
  windowLayerManagerRemote: true
  AzureCanvasBackend: skiing
  AzureContentBackend: Cairo
  AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: Cairo
  AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0

  Important change preferences

  Browser.cache.Disk.Capacity: 358400
  Browser.cache.Disk.smart_size.first_run: false
  Browser.cache.Disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
  Browser.cache.frecency_experiment: 4
  browser.download.importedFromSqlite: true
  browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 7
  browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20150513174244
  Browser.Startup.homepage: http://www.msn.com/
  Browser.Startup.homepage_override.buildid: 20150513174244
  Browser.Startup.homepage_override.mstone: 38.0.1
  dom.mozApps.used: true
  extensions.lastAppVersion: 38.0.1
  GFX. Direct2D.disabled: true
  GFX. Direct3D.last_used_feature_level_idx: 0
  layers. Acceleration.Disabled: true
  Media.GMP - th - adobe.lastUpdate: 1432767155
  Media.GMP - th - adobe.version: 9
  Media.GMP - gmpopenh264.lastUpdate: 1432767155
  Media.GMP - gmpopenh264.version: 1.4
  Media.GMP - manager .buildID: 20150513174244
  Media.GMP - manager .lastCheck: 1432767154
  network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
  Network.Predictor.cleaned - up: true
  places.database.lastMaintenance: 1432842131
  places. History.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
  plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf
  plugin.importedState: true
  privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true
  Storage.vacuum.Last.index: 0
  Storage.vacuum.Last.places.sqlite: 1432830759

  Important preferences locked

  JavaScript

  Incremental GC: true

  Accessibility

  Enabled: false
  Prevent accessibility: 0

  Versions of the library

  NSPR
  The expected minimum version: 4.10.8
  Version: 4.10.8

  NSS
  The expected minimum version: 3.18.1 based ECC
  Version: 3.18.1 based ECC

  NSSSMIME
  The expected minimum version: 3.18.1 based ECC
  Version: 3.18.1 based ECC

  NSSSSL
  The expected minimum version: 3.18.1 based ECC
  Version: 3.18.1 based ECC

  NSSUTIL
  The expected minimum version: 3.18.1
  Version: 3.18.1

  Experimental features

  These programs were reported in the accident report;

  sysfer.dll = Symantec CMC Firewall

  IPSEng32.dll = Symantec's Intrusion detection

  IPSLdr32.dll = Symantec's Intrusion detection

  Total virtual memory 4294836224

  Available virtual memory 3668897792

  System memory usage percentage 66

  Available swap file 11060457472

  Available physical memory 2870013952

  Download programs current full installation for your Norton programs and keep them.

  Download and run the Norton removal tool to uninstall your Norton product

  After restarting the computer, use a registry scanner. Then, run the installation programs.

  https://support.Norton.com

  http://community.Norton.com/

  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

• Hi all. I am running Windows XP Pro OS w/Firefox Add-on 26 does not correctly work anylonger of slow loading and crashes and everything is updated Server SP3 +.

  First of all, happy new year 2014 to Support technical and all everybody on board! I am running the last 26 Firefox on my windows xp pro and my system is all updated Net framework service Pack 1-3 + are good. Legit check, Microsoft etc complaints system. I also have the following extensions added: DNTme + / add-on / Duckduckgo + / and secure Preview-Site Advisor. I constantly receive messages from Firefox plugin like this: Script: chrome://ipv6ident/content/ipv6ident.js:1022 "not answered or busy. I use privet navigation a lot and the biggest problem sites are 'AOL' and my 'add-on' loved and needed. Does anyone else have this problem? And I would be very happy to Support entry on that too please. Thank you once again and please know I love my Firefox and really don't want to use my IE8. "Peek-a-boo" stuff is not help either but I'm certainly not worried at their subject because I do not do something bad or evil, then let them watch on LOL but they of course slow down a lot of things these days ha Ah! Thank you all, Michael.

  All fixed! So simple, but I don't think it was a factor. * Just go to tools-options and Firefox reset settings by default and Boom on it will come! I hope this helps someone bye, Michael