Firefox is eating up between 90% CPU usage to %230 CPU usage, while on a text-only page. I've tried many of the fixits. They didn't work. What can I do?
I've cleared cookies multiple times I've emptied the cache I cleared my download history, and a majority of my browsing history I've tried having hardware acceleration fo… (read more)
I've cleared cookies multiple times
I've emptied the cache
I cleared my download history, and a majority of my browsing history
I've tried having hardware acceleration for both flash and firefox on and off
I turned off all my apps and plugins and when that did nothing I turned back on the ones I need. I never had a lot of apps to begin with. only a max of 5. I had quite a few plugins, but i disabled all but quicktime, flash, and silverlight. I have those three set on "ask to activate" so none are "always active" anymore.
I also tried a couple things from the FAQ and forums here about changing a few settings in the "about:config" setup.
A few of the above things initially worked, but after a day or two it'd be back to sucking up my CPU and memory. I would then try the same thing again, and this second time there would be no improvement. The real memory will fluctuate between 200 MB and 1.7 GB, and has done so for quite a while.
Even after I've left streaming sites, and sites with lots of images, and I'm not downloading anything, the memory and the CPU will still do that. I only have a handful of tabs open at a timeusually, and all of them are mostly text. I'll quit and reopen firefox, which will initially bring the memory and CPU usage down, but it inevitably climbs up quite quickly, regardless of my tab usage. It'll be the same if I'm playing a flash game or scrolling through blogs.
I never had any of these problems with Firefox 23, and my internet usage habits haven't changed at all. I had some of this slowness a few times with version 24, but nowhere near as bad as this, or as constant. Almost everyday I end up googling for other ways to speed things up. Everything I do never slowed down Firefox on earlier versions.
I've tried all my usual tasks on Safari which will never climb above 30-40 MB of memory, even on netflix streaming, or flash games, and the CPU will average around 8 and 11%.
Firefox
How do I force url links to open in Firefox only ?
I use IE-Favorites not only for internet url shortcuts, but also as a normal folder (which it is actually). I work with Firefox on a Windows PC with plugin "PlainOldFavor… (read more)
I use IE-Favorites not only for internet url shortcuts, but also as a normal folder (which it is actually). I work with Firefox on a Windows PC with plugin "PlainOldFavorites" for the bookmarks.
On my Mac , I would like the equivalent function (IE folder for bookmarks in Firefox) but the same plugin does not work on Mac. Which plugin would have that functionality ? To have access to the same folder (or a synchronized copy of Favorites) ?
Thank you
Firefox won't launch from Dock Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox doesn't open half the time. I get an invisible window, as indicated in the window pulldown menu, there are several no-name pages listed there (just a blank entry … (read more)
Firefox doesn't open half the time. I get an invisible window, as indicated in the window pulldown menu, there are several no-name pages listed there (just a blank entry where a page name would be) and no window will open when I click the dock icon Mac OSX 10.6.8. I can't open Firefox from the dock until I completely quit and relaunch it.
I have Reset Firefox, tried with and without addons, COMPLETELY deleted all firefox files from my system (searched for all files hidden or otherwise for firefox) several times and reinstalled fresh, and the problem persists. I have repeatedly deleted sessionstore.js. I have repeatedly cleared cookies and cache. This has started within the last 3 or 4 updates to Firefox.
In a nutshell: Click dock icon when Firefox is running but no windows are open. Nothing. Check Window menu, I see a no-name page, or several no-name pages in the menu. Clicking them only puts a checkmark next to the blank item and no window shows. Only quitting and relaunching Firefox completely solves the issue.
In the 'private' mode cookies are not taken, but google.com sneaks in all the same, how to avoid this?
How ro close the back door through which google can post its cookies also in the Private Mode.
Can one safely block 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, &c . . . 8.8.8.8
I use Little Snitch which shows Firefox allowing connections to 8 IP addresses that, for not seeing a reason, I blocked in LS. Nevertheless, LS lets about 10% of those c… (read more)
I use Little Snitch which shows Firefox allowing connections to 8 IP addresses that, for not seeing a reason, I blocked in LS. Nevertheless, LS lets about 10% of those connections through, so I police and disconnect. On the net, I found that those IPs belong to Level3 Communications which has a bad rep among some. I contacted the Little Snitch people who advised that I was wrong & the real owner is google (not really an answer to why their program lets through even after I've blocked). But here's the thing -- I use google ONLY for e-mail; I don't want to place my computer at their disposal for anything else. SO, should I continue my blocking campaign, or let the eight IPs through. My concern is Privacy and Security.
Thanks,
goldenthal
Firefox hangs very frequently after upgrading to 36 on Mac OS
I have Mac OS X 10.6.8. I recently upgraded to Firefox 36.0.1. Ever since the upgrade Firefox hangs on most of the news and other websites that I frequent. Anything that… (read more)
I have Mac OS X 10.6.8. I recently upgraded to Firefox 36.0.1. Ever since the upgrade Firefox hangs on most of the news and other websites that I frequent.
Anything that can be done to fix this?
Is there a way to move tab group from one window to another?
I have several windows open, and some of them have multiple tab groups. Is there an easy way to move these tab groups between the windows? I saw the workaround of making… (read more)
I have several windows open, and some of them have multiple tab groups. Is there an easy way to move these tab groups between the windows? I saw the workaround of making bookmarks of all the tabs in one group, move to the target window and open the bookmarks there.
To be honest I found this one a slow and messy way to do things and hope to find a better solution or raise this as a feature request.
using up-to-date Firefox (26.0 at the time of writing)
No close/maximize/minimize buttons after exiting fullscreen mode
Hello, I am running the newest update for firefox (Version 38.0.1) on Mac OS Version 10.6.8. When I open a new window in firefox, the close, maximize, and minimize button… (read more)
Hello,
I am running the newest update for firefox (Version 38.0.1) on Mac OS Version 10.6.8. When I open a new window in firefox, the close, maximize, and minimize buttons are located in the top left corner, as usual. However, if I enter fullscreen mode on a video, and then exit, the buttons are not there. They are not simply invisible - clicking in their usual location has no effect.
Thanks, ReOsIr
I want to use FireFox 16.0.2 instead of 46.0.1, which had been running on my Mac. How can I downgrade?
Dear Administrator, I am a Safari user on Mac OS X 10.6.8. Some of the website I had to visit every month has updated their site. So, Safari 5.1.0 does not work for th… (read more)
Dear Administrator,
I am a Safari user on Mac OS X 10.6.8. Some of the website I had to visit every month has updated their site. So, Safari 5.1.0 does not work for these sites. I downloaded FireFox 44.0.2 and find myself wishing to run FireFox 16.0.2 since this version of FireFox does not work with 1Password 3.0. This is a deal breaker for me. Is it possible for me reset the sync data? so that I can use FireFox 16.0.2.
Thank you very much for your time and effort in this matter.
Sincerely yours, Zigang Pan
How can I view .pdf files in a Firefox window?
When I click on a .pdf link, Firefox downloads the file to my desktop. This is fine. Sometimes, however, I would prefer that Firefox simply open the .pdf document in a n… (read more)
When I click on a .pdf link, Firefox downloads the file to my desktop. This is fine.
Sometimes, however, I would prefer that Firefox simply open the .pdf document in a new window. I know it used to work this way, but it stopped some time ago. How can I control this behavior?
I looked in Preferences > Applications and selected on "pdf". Two entries showed up under "Content Type":
"Preview.app Document (application/po..."
and
"Portable Document Format (PDF)".
Both entries have the same "Action": "Use PDF Browser Plugin 2.4.4 (in Firefox)"
Oops. I just figured it out. The PDF entry (only) has an extra pulldown option under Action: "Preview in Firefox". I tried it and it works!
I guess the old PDF Browser Plugin 2.4.4 must've quit working some time ago.
--Gil
Flash content flashing and crashing mac
Hello, Since the latest FF and Flash update (37 and 17) I can't watch any videos or flash content - like (annoying ad) banners. Everything literally FLASHES. Like a strob… (read more)
Hello,
Since the latest FF and Flash update (37 and 17) I can't watch any videos or flash content - like (annoying ad) banners. Everything literally FLASHES. Like a strobe light. Then videos get stuck, the cursor jumps/freezes, sound stutters and eventually mac crashes (panic). The fans are constantly hyperventilating but nothing weird is running in activity monitor.
I have:
- Uninstalled and reinstalled flash; same for Firefox; cleaned flash cache - nothing
- I only have flash, java and QuickTime plugins installed
- Downgraded flash to previous version (16) - better, no flashes, but still stutters and crashes after watching video for 10-15 minutes most (sometimes not even that)
- Tried to watch using VPN but after a while graphics and sound go crazy
- Decided to upgrade again to flash 17. Now it flashes again and I can't watch videos for even 1 minute.
- Tried the about:config media.mediasource.enabled (change to true); dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode (change to false); Firefox "get info" open with 32-bit mode; - nothing worked
What can I do? Any idea? Thanks
downgrading firefox
I'm unfortunately using an older version of Mac OS, version 10.6 to be exact. (Problems with installing the recent versions) Ever since the latest update of firefox, i ca… (read more)
I'm unfortunately using an older version of Mac OS, version 10.6 to be exact. (Problems with installing the recent versions) Ever since the latest update of firefox, i can no longer use the browser i prefer to use the most. I've looked at many ways to downgrade it, and all of them are linked to this page. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/
And from there I have no clue on what to do, and not one Q&A i have read explains how to do it. I basically want to revert back to the version I was using before (one that works on Mac OS X 10.6) Can anyone help me, please.
just downloaded the latest Mozilla and my bookmarks are gone.help!
I just downloaded the latest version of Mozilla and all of my bookmarks are gone! This has never ever happened to me before when I would update Mozilla. Where are my book… (read more)
I just downloaded the latest version of Mozilla and all of my bookmarks are gone! This has never ever happened to me before when I would update Mozilla. Where are my bookmarks? I am not happy with the deletion of my bookmarks. Am I tough out of luck or is there some magical way to restore the bookmarks that the update removed? Help!!! Thank you, Nadine
Can't get rid of google chorme
I have a Mac but I can't find the google chorme file, to delete, how can I uninstall firefox whit out losing everything and uninstall google chrome.
Firefox crashes when signing in to google
Using Macbook Pro, OS 10.6.8. Yesterday after running a maintenance application I discovered that whenever I try to log in to my Google, including gmail, accounts Firefox… (read more)
Using Macbook Pro, OS 10.6.8. Yesterday after running a maintenance application I discovered that whenever I try to log in to my Google, including gmail, accounts Firefox crashes. I have the latest version of firefox and have even opened in safe mode. It still crashes. Everything else seems to work OK. I can open bookmarked pages and do google searches.
Can't access Hotmail contacts with Firefox, though I can with Safari
First, repeating my original issue: I have a Mac, OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). I can access my Hotmail "Contacts" page using Safari, and at one point it seemed I could with… (read more)
First, repeating my original issue: I have a Mac, OS 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). I can access my Hotmail "Contacts" page using Safari, and at one point it seemed I could with Firefox. Now, I can still get to my Hotmail account with Firefox, but not my "Contacts" page. When I try to, I get this message:
"This page is temporarily unavailable. We're sorry, there was a problem showing this page. We experienced some technical difficulties retrieving the content."
Although I had my OS restored a few days ago, this problem may have existed before that, but I was using Safari, so I may not have noticed it.
Please use layman's terms--I am not tech savvy.
The response from Mozilla was to clear my cache and cookies, but they clear automatically when I exit Firefox. Then there was advice to start in Safe Mode--that sounds more like for a PC then a Mac. I had this very problem last year when I could access my contacts through Safari, but not Internet Explorer on my PC at work. After a few months, IE suddenly connected to my Hotmail contacts, WITHOUT MY DOING ANYTHING. COULD IT BE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF DISCONNECT BETWEEN FIREFOX AND HOTMAIL, THAT HAPPENS AFTER GET INTO MY HOTMAIL ACCOUNT, THAT WON'T LET ME GO TO MY ADDRESS BOOK? CAN SOMEONE CHECK ON THIS, SO I DON'T SPIN MY WHEELS TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM FROM MY END, THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED INTERNALLY THROUGH FIREFOX/MOZILLA?
Firefox 45 ESR repeatedly crashes
I'm stuck on an older version of MAC OSX. Not my choice. 10.6.6 I had not upgraded Firefox for some time (version thirty-something), but recently checked the "automatic u… (read more)
I'm stuck on an older version of MAC OSX. Not my choice. 10.6.6
I had not upgraded Firefox for some time (version thirty-something), but recently checked the "automatic update" box. I suddenly found myself updated to FF 49 even though that isn't supported on my version. It crashed constantly. After some research I downgraded to 45 ESR, now 45.5.1, but I'm still having multiple crashes daily. 8 so far this AM. Firefox has become absolutely unusable for us.
How do I downgrade further to a stable version?
Regardless of versions, FF seams to "leak" on OSX, and after opening and closing enough windows I have to exit and restart in order to free up memory or performance grinds to a halt.Even that is more frequent under 45 than it was before.
Page links are fine in Safari, but only show up as numbers in Firefox. Help?
Links to pages of my website are not showing up in Firefox. Well, they show up, but as black numbers and not blue links...except for 5 of 59 numbers. Everything is fine w… (read more)
Links to pages of my website are not showing up in Firefox. Well, they show up, but as black numbers and not blue links...except for 5 of 59 numbers. Everything is fine when viewing in Safari. See here: martybucella.com/biz5.html.
Tabs: Options Plus context menus for Mac use? & Firefox preferences tab menu not responding correctly.
Please define w/no right click as I use Mac: tab options plus in the "menu" link: lots of options to check (or not) but do not know what tab or main context menus refer t… (read more)
Please define w/no right click as I use Mac: tab options plus in the "menu" link: lots of options to check (or not) but do not know what tab or main context menus refer to - maybe understand "tools" menu (drop down list in bar, yes?) where & what are they? will i see the options i check somewhere? also in the regular 'preferences' tab menu i DO NOT have 'switch immediately to new tab' checked (IT IS UNCHECKED) but indeed the switch is always made...why? i don't find anything (i'm aware of) in the options plus menu to cause this but again...?
How can I set Firefox to include the extension when saving files? I currently have to type the extension each time I save a file.
I download and save multiple pdf files from various websites daily using Firefox. When doing so, I have to remember to type ".pdf" after the file name otherwise Adobe Acr… (read more)
I download and save multiple pdf files from various websites daily using Firefox. When doing so, I have to remember to type ".pdf" after the file name otherwise Adobe Acrobat won't recognize the file. Even when clicking on a file name to replace the file, it omits the extension. I cannot find anywhere in the preferences to include the extension when saving files.
Thanks for any pointers. Holly