Firefox 2.0.0.14 Stalling

Hi,
Since last week Firefox has been stalling intermittently on my macbook pro. The only thing I have installed lately is those last security updates from Apple.
Is there a way I can clean out Firefox settings without uninstalling and reinstalling?
Thanks for any help.

Firefox > Tools menu > Clear Private Data. Also, delete the file ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist.

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Firefox is constantly comes to stall and there is nothing in my crash report, how can I fix it?
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Please check if this happens in [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons Uninstalling Add-ons]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_toolbars Uninstalling Toolbars]
Please note that if you are using the customized Firefox version that came with the Linux distro, the Firefox updates may only happen via the distribution's channel and also, crash reporting may be disabled. If the problem is more general it may also be helpful to post in the particular distro support forum.

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