Firefox freezes after I add a bookmark

After I add a bookmark Firefox freezes. It starts as soon as the save bookmarks dialogue box appears so I can't choose where to save the bookmark but after the freeze ends (about 20-30 seconds) the bookmark has been saved.
I also have another problem that might be related. After I delete a bookmark it takes a while for the bookmarks sidebar to update so when I click on a bookmark I am selecting either the previous or following bookmark, depending on where the dleted bookmark was.

OK, I understand now. Just go to Firefox preferences and turn off Hardware Acceleration.
It was OK in safe mode but when I restarted Firefox was frozen so I had to force quit, restart in Safe Mode and turn Hardware Acceleration back on.
Thanks for your suggestions.

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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
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I have reset Firefox, then reinstalled, removed all of the extensions and plugins, uninstalled and reinstalled Flashplayer, updated Java, etc. I have also created new profiles, which have the same problem.
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[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode] also disables the themes ('''Appearance''') in '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Add-ons'''. and hardware acceleration - the manual setting is '''Tools''' > '''Options''' > [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Advanced%20panel?as=u Advanced] > '''General''' > '''Use hardware acceleration when available'''. All these settings/options/add-ons can also be individually or collectively disabled/enabled/changed in Firefox normal mode to check if a theme, or hardware acceleration is causing issues. Disabling/enabling hardware acceleration, and some types of add-ons in normal mode may require a Firefox restart - a quick way to restart Firefox is to press [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/GCLI '''Shift''' + '''F2'''], type '''restart''' and '''Enter'''.

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I have a strange problem that is driving me crazy for some time now (from firefox 5)
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