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My cursor is constantly busy on Facebook with the little circle, what could be causing this? It is only happening on Firefox and Facebook.

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When I am using Facebook, my cursor is constantly showing as busy with the little circle going around and around. This only happens on Facebook and only when using Firefox and not any other browser.

When I am using Facebook, my cursor is constantly showing as busy with the little circle going around and around. This only happens on Facebook and only when using Firefox and not any other browser.

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Hello,

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache. Note: This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to. To clear cache and cookies do the following:

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu, choose History, and then "Clear Recent History...".
  2. Under "Time range to clear", select "Everything".
  3. Now, click the arrow next to Details to toggle the Details list active.
  4. From the details list, check Cache and Cookies and uncheck everything else.
  5. Now click the "Clear Now" button.

Further information can be found in the Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

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Thanks for the reply, I have tried this but still have the same problem. It appears that quite a few people are experiencing the same thing at the moment, but only whilst using Facebook on Firefox.

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Hello Mcdogs!

Sorry to hear it didn't work.

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

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If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

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This is a problem on the Facebook site that happens in the current release and need to be fixed by Facebook. Facebook is aware of this issue and is probably working on it already.

  • bug 1179764 - Facebook and the Spinning Wheel of Doom!

Please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

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Thanks everyone, your help has been very much appreciated.