Why is firefox slow in loading?

Have to wait 2 mins for firefox to open and when it finaly opens have to wait 10 mins for a link to open. Firefox is the only browser I have as I have deleted everything on my computer. Have also cleared my history etc and the problem still exsists

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
Also check your security software (firewall, anti-virus) and make sure that it doesn't restrict Firefox in any way.

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    == Issue
    ==
    I have another kind of problem with Firefox
    == Description
    ==
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    == Firefox version
    ==
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    == Operating system
    ==
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    ==
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