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Slow downloads

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asammodels
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Has anyone noticed that FF is very slow downloading videos. IE will do it in quarter of the time. Any suggestions to speed it up appreciated. Thank You

Has anyone noticed that FF is very slow downloading videos. IE will do it in quarter of the time. Any suggestions to speed it up appreciated. Thank You

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Thank you for your reply. I stopped all the add ons, and it is fine now. Just have to work out which one is the culprit.

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Phoxuponyou
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I have no issues buffering videos with Firefox on Youtube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, Netflix, Twitch, etc. It sounds to me like something is interfering with the download, possibly an add-on.

Does the issue persist if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? How to start FF in Safe Mode: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode#w_how-to-start-firefox-in-safe-mode.

asammodels
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Thank you for your reply. I stopped all the add ons, and it is fine now. Just have to work out which one is the culprit.

Phoxuponyou
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Super! When you find the problematic one, please let future support seekers know (I'm curious too).