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Firefox Hisotry

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I've noticed with the latest update of Mozilla,I can't keep the history tab open for more than just a few moments,if I do,Firefox slows down alot,and I have to close history to get it back to normal. This has never happened before with any Firefox update. Is this something that will be fixed in the next update,or is it something else?

I've noticed with the latest update of Mozilla,I can't keep the history tab open for more than just a few moments,if I do,Firefox slows down alot,and I have to close history to get it back to normal. This has never happened before with any Firefox update. Is this something that will be fixed in the next update,or is it something else?

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Do you mean the history sidebar (Ctrl+H), Library (Ctrl+Shift+O) or some other history page?

Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

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If you use Sync, best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

This could be a problem with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use the "Places Database" -> "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page

If errors are reported with "Verify Integrity", close and restart Firefox or reboot and retry.

If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from the most recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created
  • you lose the history when a new places.sqlite is created

You may have to restore an older bookmarks backup in the bookmarkbackups folder via the Bookmarks Manager (Library).

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You can use the button on the "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page (Root directory).