speed problem is ISP line v FFox Browser problem
OK, ive had some bad couple of days with surfing / using firefox broswer and every so often.. it is so slow I can type faster than my cursor is moving.
so abnormal slow speed.
Now this has happened in the past... long time ago.. then went away... dont know what changed... and now its back
so i would LOVE someone technical to map out the steps. Opening Ffox in safe mode is not doing trick. --- ISP on their line test (testing wireless, surfing using FFox 17.01) gets "13mbps"
My little WIFI indicator is showing 0.3kB/S
see screenshot
my ISP refutes that my little wifi indicator is the Truth.
So now I am rock stuck in between with poor surfing speed (occassional)
So I need steps to eliminate the possible culprit. As each time the speed goes down to very very slow the root cause could be different.
so help me out...
1 perform speed test using ISPs online speed test e.g. gets 13mbps
2 see what my little wifi indicator says e.g. 0.3kB/S
3??? 4 ??? 5 ??
(its not helpful to open firefox in safe mode, as it means i have to close down browswer, so i cannot check what is the problem, right then and there, when i have the problem) what is the suggestion in this case?
Modified by seasaltseasalt
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screenshot showing ISP line test of 13mbps and my little WIFI indicator of 0.3kb/s
You can check for problems with the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak files in the Firefox Profile Folder that store session data.
Delete the sessionstore.js file and possible sessionstore-##.js files with a number and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
Modified by cor-el
it just did it again, this time trying to access the Firefox Add-on page about:addons
see screenshot
test case 2:
um... you say i need to recreate my bookmark bar crikey that is a huge effort its full -- if that is what your saying, i need another method --- as i said opening in safe mode, is useless as it takes you away from problem, takes you away from page. --- sorry Co-rel, but i am really struggling to have a methodical list of steps to troubleshoot. versus try this and it might.... and it cost me heaps of time to get back to where i was e.g. recreate my bookmark bar
nothing in my profile folder ??? please see screenshot
definitely in my user folder / library
from help link: Mac Profile folders are in one of these locations: ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<profile folder> ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<profile folder> The tilde character (~) refers to the current user's Home folder, so ~/Library is the /Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Library folder.
i think i need something like this but for MAC - so i can isolate if its a web page problem or a frefox problem or an ISP line speed problem
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is there anything like this for MAC ?