Firefox stalling out on certain websites, necessitating a forced quit

So! After yet another in a string of updates for one thing or another, Firefox has decided that it does not like certain websites, and it expresses its displeasure by eternally pretending to load information; the spinning rainbow circle of wait appears, and would continue to spin into eternity if not for the "force quit" option.
As soon as I try to open one of these websites there is a brief pause where you almost start to think that this time it might actually work, but then, no, everything freezes, the spinning rainbow appears, and I have to force quit. I have force quit, no joke, about 500 times over the past three days. Affected websites include Netflix, a website for school, and the same thing happened when I tried the suggested "reset Firefox" thing.
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox, Adobe Flash, and Silverlight. I have tried opening and running Firefox in 32-bit. Nothing has even remotely worked.
This is really, really frustrating, because prior to all of these unnecessary updates which rendered it useless, Firefox was my preferred method of being on the web.
Please advise! Thank you!

Hi highly_annoyed,
I can understand why you chose that name. Unfortunately I do not use Mac's and can only initially offer general advice. The new reset feature should work and in your situation sounds like a good idea.
* see [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] I am not sure if it would help but you could try following those instructions after you have physically disconnected from the internet
Maybe you could read that article, attempt the reset, and then post back to explain exactly what does or does not happen.
Plugins list and other information
You appear to have had a problem with finding which plugins are installed. The Ask Question prompts suggest copying it from
*Help -> Troubleshooting information
An alternative method to get the same information is to key into the location bar (where you type web addresses) ''about:support'' and then use the Return/Enter key or click the arrow.
The page of troubleshooting information even has a button allowing you to easily copy all the information.
Not Loading or hanging
It will probably be worth attempting to use an alternative browser; such as Safari; as a comparative test to see if that also has problems. Then look at these articles
* [[websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix error messages]]
* [[firefox can't load websites but other browsers can]]
* [[firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix]]
Upddate the OS & Consider the possibility of Malware
This is something Mac users traditionally have not been too concerned about. There were a few worldwide headlines a couple of months back. Please make absolutely certain that you have the latest updates to your Operating System.
Rather than link to the sensational news stories I will link to some recent official advice.
* http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archive/2012/04/24/archive.html
* http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5247
* http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5254

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Mark,
Have you checked the Fonts folder found in Home/Library/Fonts folder if you have any fonts in there, try moving them to the trash but do not empty the bin.
Read Kurt Lang's ~ Font Management in Mac OS X
on required fonts, for apple applications.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25392
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OnyX Niel'sClearing caches with OnyX
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if you decide to update see Macmaps , yes this hanging of apps. should be tended
first.
Eme '~[ )♥♪

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This report also contains technical information about the state of the application when it crashed.

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
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Post a crash report so we can try and help you.
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I am not sure about the Google components, but if you are running something that needs them, it should prompt you to install the current versions.
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again.

c uses the same profile folder as the Windows and Linux platform.
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
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I use Moodle for my University courses. Moodle recommends using Firefox. Lately, when I download materials for my courses, Firefox begins to rapidly open new blank windows and will not stop until I Force Quit. I also am left with as many blank documents in my Downloads Folder as the amount of opened windows. Occasionally, when my required materials are successfully downloaded, the document will cause the aforementioned problem to begin again. I have removed Firefox and then reloaded and it is still occurring. I have attempted to use Safari and have not had the same problem. I would prefer to use Firefox but am reaching the limit of my patience and am about to say goodbye forever.

See [[Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]].

Firefox stalling out on certain websites, necessitating a forced quit

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