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Firefox slow to switch tabs...

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  • 04-04-2008 10:23am
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Lately I have noticed firefox is being really slow when I'm switching between tabs. Especially if one or more of the tabs has video on it, like youtube etc.

    I have 3GB Ram - I expected more. Is there anything I can do to speed this up?


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    #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Update your media plugins. May fix it. Flash player for a start.


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    Dorsanty
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Dorsanty


    Run it with all addons disabled. See if that fixes.
    If it does then re-enable a few addons at a time to see if you can find what's slowing you down.

    If you reckon it's Firefox itself then you could wait 2 months or so for the noticeably faster Firefox 3.0. Or get a pre-release version now, http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html


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    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭Deliverance XXV


    Try cleaning out your internet cache

    Firefox > Tools > Clear private data > Tick Cache > Clear private data now

    Or use CCleaner.


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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    what version are you on? If not yet move over to Firefox 3 beta 5 as its noticably faster in loading pages


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    IamMetaldave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭IamMetaldave


    While back I had the same problem and I cleared my cache like was said above, sorted me right out.

    Also, you could set you browser to delete cache each time you close it.

    https://www.instagram.com/iammetaldave/



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    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    I found that Firefox 2 needs to be closed down a re-started every so often.
    It starts to use up huge amounts of memory - and the swapping pages/tabs
    slows right down.

    I've been trying FF3 Beta and this issue looks to be solved.



    S.


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Cheers, are there any drawbacks of FF3? Are the issues with extensions and compatibility?


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    Feelgood
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    Zascar, Installed Safari for Windows yesterday and its the fastest and best browser I have come across in a long time. Give it a try before aiming for Firefox beta...


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Zascar wrote: »
    Cheers, are there any drawbacks of FF3? Are the issues with extensions and compatibility?
    See here.


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    neville13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭neville13


    Dorsanty wrote: »
    Run it with all addons disabled. See if that fixes.
    If it does then re-enable a few addons at a time to see if you can find what's slowing you down.
    ======================
    worked for me, and the culprit was Zone Alarm Forcefield Toolbar :pac:


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