What good is that super fast Internet connection when your browser is running at dial-up speed? This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix this problem. Of course, if you need extra help with any of this, we have a community of volunteers standing by. To resolve slowness problems not specifically mentioned in this article, you should scan your computer for viruses, spyware, and other malware and read [[Is my Firefox problem a result of malware]]. __TOC__ = High resource usage = If a monitoring tool shows you high resource usage, try the suggestions in the [[High memory usage]] and [[Firefox consumes a lot of CPU resources]] articles. = Firefox hangs or stops responding = If Firefox freezes and {for win}gives you the hourglass{/for}{for mac}gives you the spinning beach ball{/for}{for linux}turns gray{/for}, try the [[Firefox hangs]] article. = I get a Warning Unresponsive script error = “Unresponsive script error”? What does that even mean? We've got an article about that called, believe it or not, [[Warning Unresponsive script]] that will help clear things up. = Firefox takes a long time to start up = Try the suggestions in the [[Firefox takes a long time to start up]] article. = This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now? = Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out. *[/en-US/questions/new Ask a question in our support forum] *[/en-US/chat Talk to a volunteer directly with Live Chat]

What good is that super fast Internet connection when your browser is running at dial-up speed? This article will help point you in the right direction to track down and fix this problem. Of course, if you need extra help with any of this, we have a community of volunteers standing by.

To resolve slowness problems not specifically mentioned in this article, you should scan your computer for viruses, spyware, and other malware and read Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.

High resource usage

If a monitoring tool shows you high resource usage, try the suggestions in the Firefox uses too much memory or CPU resources - How to fix and Firefox uses too much memory or CPU resources - How to fix articles.

Firefox hangs or stops responding

If Firefox freezes and gives you the hourglassgives you the spinning beach ballturns gray, try the Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix article.

I get a Warning Unresponsive script error

“Unresponsive script error”? What does that even mean? We've got an article about that called, believe it or not, Warning Unresponsive script - What it means and how to fix it that will help clear things up.

Firefox takes a long time to start up

Try the suggestions in the Firefox takes a long time to start up article.

This didn't solve my problem. What do I do now?

Sometimes tracking down the source of these kinds of problems is difficult. We have a community of volunteers ready to help you figure it out.

• Ask a question in our support forum
• Talk to a volunteer directly with Live Chat