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why does firefox take forever to upload photos to ebay?

Firefox Troubleshooting
FredMcD replied 12 years ago
ginacook1963
ginacook1963

Laptop runs on windows xp. Was told explorer would no longer be supported and to choose a new browser. Went with Firefox. When uploading photos to Ebay it takes forever. Is there a way to speed this up or should i go back to explorer?

Laptop runs on windows xp. Was told explorer would no longer be supported and to choose a new browser. Went with Firefox. When uploading photos to Ebay it takes forever. Is there a way to speed this up or should i go back to explorer?

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FredMcD
FredMcD

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache

How to clear the Firefox cache {web link}

and

  • Remove Cookies

This will log you out of all sites you're logged in to. Press the Alt or F10 key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. There is a button on the right side called Show Cookies.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode; Press the Alt or F10 key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.