Firefox is freezing when accessing system files

Whenever I try to upload or simply access my system folders, firefox freezes and does not recover when I attempt to click on any file. This happens for everything from trying to upload pictures to attempting to import my bookmarks.html file. I use Windows 7 and have the latest (3.6.8) version of Firefox.

You can try this:
Copy and Paste this code in the Code field in the "Tools > Error Console" and click the "Evaluate" button to cleanup and compress the places.sqlite database file.
<pre><nowiki>Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/PlacesDBUtils.jsm");PlacesDBUtils.checkAndFixDatabase();</nowiki></pre>
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite

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