This thread is for Firefox users, post your problems, questions on extensions, etc.

Essential Links:

• Firefox Main Page
• Firefox Extensions
• Firefox Themes
• Firefox Plugins - Flash, Quicktime, etc
• Firefox FAQ
• Firefox Knowledge Base
• MozillaZine Forums
• Charamel Theme for Firefox
• Reducing memory usage

Useful Utilities:

• MozBackup - Backup utility for Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Suite, Netscape
• Nightly Tester Tools - Useful tools for you to get extensions worked if you're using non-stable version

Old Guides:

• Extension Guide 2
• Complete Embedded Quicktime/Real/Windows Media Player Guide for Windows Users.
• Recovering Lost Bookmarks
• Firefox Tweak Guide - at TweakGuides.com

Credit to all members who have contributed. PM any of the software mods to report any dead links.

UPDATE : finally updated the thread after 2 years and 10 revisions

This post has been edited by fariz: May 4 2015, 07:01 PM

why youtube is not working on my firefox?
chrome and IE is OK..

This post has been edited by axymax: Jul 18 2012, 08:51 AM

unistall n reinstall firefox.

Why every time I open Firefox, it will freeze for around 15 seconds then only I can start using it smoothly?

I already disable all plugins but it is still the same.

Evening.

Getting this crap now.

Just continue.

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Added on July 18, 2012, 10:10 pmClean uninstall and reinstall the latest version- 14.0.1

This post has been edited by stpmmaths: Jul 18 2012, 10:10 PM

^ Somehow My PC totally laggy before I got that error.


Guys, about bookmarks.

Having hundreds of links...made it laggy?
Especially a burden on our RAMS?



This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Jul 18 2012, 10:13 PM

Try it yourself. Backup your bookmarks then delete all your current FF bookmarks.

Morning.


Too many toolbars causing FF to lagg?
Using too much RAM?

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Anyone getting this each time every hour.

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Then...

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Need to refresh.
Able to surf again.

> 10 times an hour.


FF or Unifi VIP5 crap?

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Jul 21 2012, 07:51 AM

Anyone facing the same issue? Youtube embedded videos in forums looks puzzled up, browser running really slow, scrolling moving n lagging, hangs and freezes pretty often although my computer is using win 7 4gb ram and lots of hdd space. All my drivers are up to date and no issues whatsoever yet only firefox does this. Never had this issues before. Anyone reverted back to old version? If yes, which old version is still the best and still safe to use?



Check out the screenshot, why the video box looks like that? Sometmes pictures looks the same too till i have to scroll up n down and then it will vbe fine

This post has been edited by deejay_krish: Aug 5 2012, 11:54 AM

My Firefox always freezes for around 10 seconds during start up.
I've try disabling all plugins and clearing everything, cache, history etc.
My final solution was using Chrome.

i dunno whether this thing only happens in firefox. but that's not a major problem for me

My notebook has that problem too with firefox. Was wondering was it the flash? Lastly i choose chrome.

i think is flash prob..my firefox also got tis kind of prob..temporary use chrome sin

I installed chrome, its no problem but when launch firefox, the problem exists still. Already uninstall and reinstall flash, still same

yeah..my firefox is freezing about 3-5sec every launch

SO which firefox version is still stable and without issues? Any version that can be suggested?

Do a clean reinstallation.

I tend to face that when I'm using Chrome at times. Its not really a ground-breaking issue since scrolling up and down would solve it.

Maybe you can give the beta a try. Do look at the log if there are any changes on last build.

i am also having the same issue and this is a problem with the new version of flash to work with firefox 14. just revert to old version of flash player and everything will be working fine again.

This post has been edited by nick_vll: Aug 8 2012, 04:30 PM

im facing the same problem all of you are facing.did every bloody step that can be found on the net but to no prevail.lastly i think we can safely conclude that as of recently, ff has gone from the best to the shittiest browser man.even i.e does a better job.

im not sure whats happening at mozilla, they were the savior but now it seems they are lagging all over.flash issue, this that bla bla bli bli.i guess moving to chrome is another option to i.e and ff now....unless these things gets sorted.

any1 can help ?
don't know why download everything using firefox, it scan for virus very long
any idea ?

Which version of ff? Do you have a anti virus program in your pc? It could be searching for AV.

14.0.1

got antivirus, using avast @@

Probably your avast is slow in scanning the file. Firefox does not have a virus scanner so it will use your default AV. Anyway, how big is the file?

less than 1mb =.=
or maybe my computer noob already ?
just 2gb ram, dual core =.=

Regardless of the pc spec, i still think it should not take a long time to complete scan for less than 1mb file. Suggest disable the auto scanning download and use your avast to scan the file manually.

how to disable auto scanning download for firefox ???
can't find it

if not wrong...too many toolbar and add on stuff may make ur FF lag...

1. Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
2. Accept the warning message that appears, you will be taken to a list of preferences
3. Locate the preference browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone and double-click on it to change its value to false

thanks work like a charm

Adobe plugin keep crashing.. anyway can solve? Had tried to update to the latest version of adobe plugin and mozilla..

What is the auto scanning download for?

Which version of firefox? Are you on beta?

Virus scan obviously.

Thanks! did change it to false too.

Wondering, when I search for the file, there are two similar files :

browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone
services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone

Is it okay if I change both to false?

Version 15.. I think is the latest version.. I had tried reinstall also the same..
When I start using it is no problem, after few hours of browsing it start to crash..

Morning.

Version 15.0.1 full of shite.

DAFUQ!

Sometimes cannot even load Google site.

Restart our router/modem....cannot even open the site that was ok a few minutes ago.

What the #$@^% is this?

'Whoops! The page could not be found. Try giving it another chance below.'


This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Sep 16 2012, 07:54 AM

Leave the services sync true. Do not modify it. That is the sync system stuff.
Try using flash version 14 else downgrade the version to stable version. And give this link a read too.
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/adobe-...gin-has-crashed
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/

it freeze 2~6sec

Do u mean downgrade to Mozilla version 14? Adobe flash currently latest is 11.4 for the plugins..

No, not downgrade the browser version but the flash version. Give this one last try before downgrade your flash. Disable the flash acceleration. Make sure your firefox is on stock settings.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4699937

Err.. can tell me how to disable flash acceleration? Btw it is not only flash got problem, as I also facing crash when opening pdf file..

Go to options and look for advance tab. Should be under browsing category. Have you try safe mode?

Safe mode? Havent try..

I post a guide incase you do not know how to. Try disable one by one add on / plug in see if any of those are causing conflict.
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubl...using-safe-mode

Thanks for the info. I left the setting as true, as suggested.

Dafuq!

Wikimapia cannot be uploaded; 'No site configured at this address'

any idea why I press home button on my keyboard then the website goes to most bottom instead goes to top ?

This is getting dumb. Everytime I restart firefox, it loads up ALL the previous tabs. Checking/unchecking "don't load tabs until selected" didn't work at all.

https://www.google.com.my/search?q=firefox+...lient=firefox-a

Already gone through google to check it out but to no avail. Wtf

What's your startup option?

"Show my homepage"

And still showing your old tab every time you restart FF? Try clean reinstall. Delete AppData Firefox files.

no need to reinstall, try resetting

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-...x-most-problems

if that doesn't fix it, backup your bookmarks and start a new profile.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profil...irefox-profiles

I forgot about resetting. Yea. Try reset your FF.

is there anyway to hide the lower left side "transferring data...." when loading a page. it is so annoying

Evening.

From here, it seems my bookmark is till ok since it still has this;





This solution might work, but this user alterna did not teach step by step on how to create a bookmarklet etc.
Step by step with screenshots might help.
Lazy teacher.











I do not know how to create a bookmarklet.

But I tried; is this correct?
Right click on the toolbar and select 'New Bookmark', paste javascript on the 'Description'.N
Then what?








This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Dec 24 2012, 06:29 PM

I don't know what you are up to but do paste the javascript at 'location' not 'description'.

This post has been edited by stpmmaths: Dec 25 2012, 12:40 AM

Morning.

Will try that, thank you

Hi guys.

Hm My FF version is 18.0

Funny thing is, how do I bookmark all tabs?

Seems the function is no longer available in the 'Bookmarks' at the toolbar.

Advise please?

Right click at your tabs > Bookmark all tabs.

^ Thanks a lot @stpmmaths

Still, I am wondering as to why the latest version of FF does not have the options to bookmark all tab via the Bookmarks function. Seems a bit ridiculous, no?

hello guys, i have this problem about Firefox and FYI too, i tried on other browser (Chrome, Comodo IceDragon, IE and even Opera) got this error when i tried to compare 2 of the bag (in this case)

I hope those help someone out there.

why my firefox always come out with "contiune" and "stop script"? then my laptop become very very slow

Facebook on Firefox really slow as compared to Chrome, why's that? i mean, it used to be fast, but now...

did the reinstall, clean install, still the same.

Firefox version is current, 21.0

im using nightly firefox.
my problem is youtube embed video was not working.
its just show outline of the player and cant click anything.



This post has been edited by bonez_xy: May 19 2013, 08:06 PM


Attached thumbnail(s)

Why is it that everytime I hover over Youtube video, my FF gets hang?

Morning

I am wondering the same thing
Particularly in a thread filled with YT embedded videos.

Also, the browser hangs over plugin crap.

Damn FF makes me sick

Will adding more RAM to my mobo helps?
Single 2GB at the moment.

Core 2 Duo E7300

FF Version 24.0

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Oct 22 2013, 07:37 AM

I have understood 1 thing, being an FF user.
When there is a newer update, just update.

It solves most of the problems.

You see, the older versions, in most cases, will dicontinued from being maintained. So it is best to update to the lates version.

Try that frist, before forking out money to buy more RAM.

I mean, web browsing does not require super powerful rig, no ?

It doesn't,but somehow with stuff like youtube and facebook it is going to need a bit of current hardware to be smooth...

LOL you are right also. But maybe it is best if you try to upgrade the FF version first, and see whether it resolves the problem

Afternoon

Version 28.0

'History' at the moment...March 2014 is the last.

Is possible to view History for Feb, January 2014 etc.?

Thank you.

29th version out already

and

this is the first time i updated the thread since 2012 and 19th version



This post has been edited by skylinelover: Apr 30 2014, 09:11 PM

how to gain back the tab on bottom instead of top?

Previously the tab.ontop set to false worked but now no more.

use this add on http://tmp.garyr.net/
The option is on Display > tab bar.

Morning

Stable?

Fark! (I am ranting on FF only)


Constant plugin error and browser crashes.

Firefox is getting there; supreme garbageness.



This post has been edited by Raikkonen: May 28 2014, 08:48 AM

Afternoon.

Crashed each time uploading files on the net.

'F' you Firefox.

Updates after updates but the bullshite remains the same.


Opera had no such problem you know.

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Oct 7 2014, 04:09 PM

i sometime uploading no crash one office pc and one is home pc

Why firefox's memory usage is so high?

Just 4 tabs with normal surfing without any multimedia or games or heavy websites.

Evening


Wow!

Firefox totally suxx now.

Unable to load site at times.

Even Lowyat, YT, FB etc.

Guess what, Opera works fine.

I am using Unifi VIP5 by the way.

hi guys, my firefox suddenly can't load youtube videos.
i tried to update flash but still cannot view... anyone experienced same problem??
i'm using firefox v34 the latest...
thanks!

Morning

Found out why FF crash at times.

Disable the 'Add-ons/Extensions'

yea I don't know for this past one week firefox very suck especially load flash file very lag. I thought due to my trojan, but using another fresh laptop also same. safari is fine but cannot play flash video?

after update firefox now browse also lag loading liao//

The shites just keeps on coming.

Is it just me or FF makes your browser hang and slows down your computer.

Worse if you have add ons.

After you close it, a pop up window telling you FF has crash etc.

Chrome has no problems whatsoever.

people with issues here, do you guys use dell pc? or it happens across all makes of pc?

i have the issue where for eg. lazada page just looks like linked text only and youtube video caps can't see shit

Other than Firefox web browser its working fine?
Hope its working for you by now. I see Lazada fine with Firefox on MS Windows and Centos Linux.




This post has been edited by tboxmy: Oct 25 2018, 02:49 PM

Still doesn't work. I've done fresh install. Wiped the registry and install. Disabled everything.

I've given up. Chrome works.

Mozilla what version?

Go with what works. See if another PC in your network suffers the same fate with Firefox.

So many variables as to why it doesn't work, mostly points to a local network filtering system or anti-virus.

The latest Firefox have many additional add-ons and neat builtin functions in case you have another machine.

My mozilla ok here haha

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Oct 27 2018, 07:48 PM