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Firefox has become sluggish;starts up slow; shuts down slow.

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many months ago, Firefox began acting sluggish. Slow to start up (wheel turning); slow to shut down (wheel turning) Plus occasionally quitting. Safari was faster. I'm on an Imac 10.4.11 It's still like that, less reliable than before.

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Every time Firefox opened

many months ago, Firefox began acting sluggish. Slow to start up (wheel turning); slow to shut down (wheel turning) Plus occasionally quitting. Safari was faster. I'm on an Imac 10.4.11 It's still like that, less reliable than before. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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I'm on Mac G4 (mirrored doors) OS 10.4.11

Exact issue - slow to open, slow to find URLs (often takes several refreshes), slow to close and sometimes freezes. Started with last upgrade. I'm now using Safari more and exploring Chrome.

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Not quite understanding the logistics of what's going on here. Frankly, Firefox seems to be functioning mostly 'normally' again.

I am just about to install a new modem, just in case that may solidify matters.

eliza talks of exploring 'Chrome.' I checked it out (Sorry 'Fox') and was told it can't be used for 10.4.11 (Mirrored doors?; what's that?)

I have dropped Opera. I do think there was a bit of a battle between Firefox and Opera. I was constantly told (even when Firefox was my default browser) that it wasn't. I did have Opera be my default for a time; I have dropped it.