Firefox keeps mini-freezing

Firefox keeps mini-freezing, or locking up or something. Its not really frozen, because if a video's playing at the time it'll keep playing like normal, but other than that its effectively frozen. I can't press any links, I can't use the browser buttons, I can't scroll, I can't type, and I can't even minimize the window. Opening up a random file from my desktop seems to make the problem go away (at which point everything I tried to do while it was frozen will instantly happen all at once), but then it'll happen again in a couple of minutes.

Hello,
Please see the advice in the article below. This covers the most common causes of freezing/hanging:
[[Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix]]
I hope that helps. Let me know if not.

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I have tried disabling some or all of the add ons/plug ins
I have uninstalled and reinstalled it no fix.
Checked and updated all plug ins add ons adobe flash ect….
No fix. After it locks up I have to force quit then I get this:
Well, this is embarrassing.
Firefox is having trouble recovering your windows and tabs. This is usually caused by a recently opened web page.
With listed web pages that were open at the time with
Start new session / restore
Max OS X10.6.7
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Hello,
Please see the advice in the article below. This covers the most common causes of freezing/hanging:
[[Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix]]
I hope that helps. Let me know if not.

Firefox keep lagging,freezing and crashing since update 4 when many tabs opened (3 windows, about 150-200 tabs total)

After upgrading to FF4 problems with flash plugin started, even gif animation keeps lagging. With so much tabs previous version could perfectly manage. I have a 4-core processor, so 64-bit version would be awesome

Because you still have problems with Firefox in safe mode, I think the problem
is with something in the computer. Check that everything is updated. Even
if you are sure it is.
Have you [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware checked for mal-ware?]
I'm going to call in the big guys to help out.

Firefox keeps hanging/freezes

I've had Firefox for quite some time but then it started hanging, almost like it froze, the moment i accessed a webpage (note: it doesn't matter what page i access/close there is no change). now, I've tried looking around for solutions, and I've followed many of them without success.
I've:
*restarted the browser
*run it in compatibility mode
*disabled add-ons/extensions (sometimes both)
*run it in safe mode
*closed websites
*disabled hardware acceleration
*re-installation and clean re-installation
nothing works
the only thing that seems to actually work is disabling java script, would really help a lot if i got some help fixing this problem.

ok, now i've tried creating a new profile, uninstalled firefox and removed the program folder and installed it again, did the same thing again except this time to the 32 bit folder, nothing seemed to work.

Firefox keeps freezing with new tab even in safe mode

Firefox keeps freezing, so there's no chance of even a crash report, I can only get out via TaskManager/End process. I usually have dict and thesaurus open while writing, usually with second tab my browser is a still.
It's very annoying as it's also stuck on my screen for a while so I can't continue to work.
I really need that to work or I have to switch to a different browser!
Thank you.
Here are crash reports while I still got there:
bp-16fa89ab-fb83-4f68-b820-b0fb32140517 5/17/2014 1:07 PM
fe47fdc8-ba9f-4412-94da-55b9422d00a1 5/16/2014 9:00 PM
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aa4d3224-656a-4975-bc4d-3d500d9873f7 5/9/2014 9:56 AM
Application Basics
Name: Firefox
Version: 29.0.1
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0
Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days
Report ID: bp-16fa89ab-fb83-4f68-b820-b0fb32140517
Submitted: 1 day ago
All Crash Reports (including 3 pending crashes in the given time range)
Extensions
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Enabled: false
ID: {97E22097-9A2F-45b1-8DAF-36AD648C7EF4}
Important Modified Preferences
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browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 6
browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20140506152807
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20140506152807
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 29.0.1
dom.mozApps.used: true
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Adapter Drivers: atiumdag atiumdva atiumd64 atiumd6a atitmm64
Adapter RAM: Unknown
Device ID: 0x791e
Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 10.6 or newer.
DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.1.7601.17514)
Driver Date: 4-25-2009
Driver Version: 8.56.1.16
GPU #2 Active: false
GPU Accelerated Windows: 0/1 Basic Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer.
Vendor ID: 0x1002
WebGL Renderer: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer.
windowLayerManagerRemote: false
AzureCanvasBackend: skia
AzureContentBackend: cairo
AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
JavaScript
Incremental GC: true
Accessibility
Activated: false
Prevent Accessibility: 0
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Expected minimum version: 4.10.3
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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
Profile Backup and Restore
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Firefox keeps freezing on startup, does not quit even from task manager but after 5-6 minutes.

Firefox keeps freezing at start up. Unfreezes after 5-6 minutes works for a while and then does the same till total crash.
Have tried everything. Uninstalled firefox and deleted all profiles from everywhere ( roaming and local in Appdata)
Disabled add ons , started in safe mode , with new profile.
Windows 7 64 ultimate, fully updated, Adobe also fully updated, all fully updated. Though I have noticed it does not recognize the Adobe flash 16 and says Adobe flash15 as an add on. Nowhere the adobe 15 exists though since it's entries also erased from the registry as well.
GHistory and cookies where cleaned multiple times. Checked for malaware but everything is clean. Started PC in safe mode and again the same crashing problem with firefox.
No other browser has problem. IceDragon also no problem and works fine.Neither the Chrome type browsers have any problem.
any help excluding to eraze my Windows and reinstall all the programs again. Not possible to take this risk for just a browser.
Thank in advance.

Please update to the most recent version of Firefox:
*[[Update Firefox to the latest version]]
Please see these troubleshooting steps:
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-takes-long-time-start-up#firefox:win7:fx37]

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it been really annoying recently using Firefox because it keep on freezing when every i open a new window. I have to close and keep on trying to open a new page until it doesn't "freeze" it been happening most of the time i open Firefox. Is there anyway to fix this problem?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== after updating to Firefox 3.6.6

You can move the buttons about, and add/remove buttons. For details on how to do this see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+customize+the+toolbar

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Firefox keeps freezing starting from yesterday in my office wireless network. When it is opened, the browser screen does not show up, I have to right click on the icon in order to have the screen brought up. Search bar and tab functions respond real slow. However, everything works perfectly fine in public and my home network.
I'd really appreciate your input and help.

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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Firefox keeps freezing and using 50% cpu and memory usage shoots up most of the time it's when there's an auto update of anything addon, plugin or ff!

Firefox keeps freezing and using 50% cpu and memory usage shoots up real fast and carries on going till it uses up all there is left. Most of the time it's when there's an auto update of anything addon, plugin or ff but not just neccessarily then! I find out it's happened when there's been an update after i restart and an extra webpage comes up with the particular addon/plugin/ff update. I have to restart most of time because nothing sorts it out. I'm using windows xp with the latest update of ff 13.0.1 it's not this version because it's been happening for a while. And it never started when i added a particular addon or plugin or when i added a new app to my pc either. Any idea as to what this may be or how i'd sort it out?
Cheers

Maybe disable hardware acceleration? This article should help: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-much-memory-ram

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FireFox keeps on crashing & freezing when I am in the middle of viewing content on a certain site like http://affiliate-resources.info for information to use, it drives me nut!
I love using FireFox as my default browser, but lately, with it always & constantly updating itself to new version that, I don't see any improvement, but only bring headaches and pissed me off especially in the middle of checking out something online and all of a sudden, everything just freezes, and the only way for me to continue was to run my CTRL+alt+DELETE button to stop the running of FireFox because it is not responding.
This really sucks. I have been using FireFox as my default browser for years, and I do think that it's the best browser in the world, but man, I sure wish the people at mozilla.org would stop updating FireFox to become a non-working-browser. I just don't see it got any better, but only got worser!
The best FireFox version, to me, was FireFox 3.6 version. I loved using it, but it's not available anymore.
Is there a way I can continue to use FireFox 3.6?
Thanks.

It is possible to install and run Firefox 3.6, but it is not advisable as it is out of date and not secure. If you are doing webdesign you will presumably mainly wish to test the latest versions of Firefox rather than an insecure version that is used but only a very small minority of users.
* see [[Install an older version of Firefox]] <br/>(The article cautions against use of previous versions, but then provides a download link)
* you may also be interested in [[Common questions after upgrading from Firefox 3.6]]
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* [[Firefox crashes - Troubleshoot, prevent and get help fixing crashes]]
If you have corporate users as clients they may be using Firefox ESR which has a longer period between major upgrades
* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

Firefox keeps crashing when I try to launch it. I uninstalled the program, but now when I try to download it from your website the download freezes with 1 second left. This has happened several times.

firefox keeps crashing when I try to launch it. I uninstalled the program, but now when I try to download it from your website the download freezes with 1 second left. This has happened several times.

Hello Deb,
Something fishy going on with those particular files. But without looking at them directly I couldn't say what. Usually in a case like this the problem is some of the metadata that is attached to the file. Where did these files come from? A camera, a scanner, the internet?
An explanation about the Watched Folder function: It looks for changes to a folder, not just automatically grabbing whatever files are in it. Generally, you want to select an empty folder as a Watch Folder. Once this has been set up, as you add files to this folder they will be imported into the Organizer. If you start with a folder full of images, those will be ignored, any new items will be added.
-Brett

Firefox keeps freezing unexpectedly, and I cannot find a cause or solution.

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Hi, I have this same problem, started with the last version of Mozilla FF, and I downloaded 4.0 as the help suggest this would solve the problem in fact it has got worse, so much so as that I dont use M F now but have moved to chrome, which means if it dont get fixed fast I will get used toanother browser and thats it
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why firefox keep crashing every 5 min on my android tablet?

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Firefox mini-freeze

Hardware is quite strong for browsing Intel Q6600, 4GB RAM, Geforce 8800GTS 512 MB
I am experiencing mini-freezes, also I have to mention that I use a 24' screen at 1920x1200 and I browse most of the sites zoomed in (realy like the way it is implemented in firefox):
These random (i cant locate a pattern) mini-freezes (some times -5%- after the pause i hear the HDD spinning) happen when:
1) I type (i originally thought that this happens because I have a spelling addon)
2) I see videos on youtube: problems include minifreezes, reduced performance (cant watch 1080p), minifreezes seem to affect caching which stops and i have to point the slider to a new location to re-initiate.
Have checked with Internet explorer and Opera and those problems do not happen, performance is better and there are no minifreezes.

I had this problem- mini freezes on videos (Flash)- at first it was just short jumps when I went to full screen, however today it seemed to affect even the shrunken video. Trying all the suggestions in this thread did not help. All plugins were updated to most recent version. Firefox latest version 3.6.12. Safe Mode did not cure it. Turning off different plugins did not cure it. Trying earlier versions of 3.6 did not cure it.
Curiously, if I had a tab open using IE the Firefox tab would actually work a bit better....instead of mini freezes, some erratic jumping of the frames in the video. And the tab using IE would render the video perfectly, whether small or full screen. It appeared to me to be something inherent in 3.6 causing the problem rather than any particular add-on. In utter frustration I dumped 3.6.12 and went back to 3.5.14 and once again all is well. No more video mini freezes. Until this is fixed I have no intention of using any version of 3.6 And nothing could persuade me to try 4.0 Beta. I'll stay with this old 3.5 until Mozilla is certain they have fixed the problem or can tell us how to do so.

Since updating firefox keeps freezing on me, how can I revert to old version?

ever since I updated to 3.6.10 firefox keeps freezing on me. Various things will freeze like pop ups on my message board will cause a freeze, or drop down menus on a page will freeze, or just about anything. It's making me miserable so I'd really like to go back to the old version. Everything was fine then. How can I do that.

Same thing was happening to me. I believe it was version 3.6.12 that is causing these problems. I went to oldapps.com and downloaded Firefox 3.5 and it got rid of the problem.

Firefox keeps mini-freezing

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