Technology Nerd » Slow Firefox http://tnerd.com (Technology, as it happens, When it happens!) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Firefox Running Slow? Problematic Extensions Could Be The Reason! http://tnerd.com/2008/11/15/firefox-running-slow-problematic-extensions-could-be-the-reason/ http://tnerd.com/2008/11/15/firefox-running-slow-problematic-extensions-could-be-the-reason/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:20:51 +0000 Abbas http://tnerd.com/?p=2396 Firefox SlowFirefox running slow is one of the most common issues Firefox users face and we conveniently blame it on Firefox. There are quite a few things one can do to improve Firefox performance however the easiest and one of the first step you should perform to improve the performance is get rid of Problematic Firefox extensions.

MozillaZine maintains a list of “Problematic Extensions” which have a negative effect on the browsers performance (access the list here).

Last time I checked this list, I ended up removing at least 4 extensions and noticed considerable improvement in the browsers performance.

Click here to visit the Problematic Extensions and see if you have anyone of the installed. This page not only tells you what is wrong with the plugin and how it reduces the browsers performance but also tells you how to fix the issue.

You will be surprised to see a few popular plugins on this list.. for example: Firefox Google Bookmarks, FireFTP, Fasterfox, Adblock Plus, Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar, etc..

Here are a couple more links which will help you troubleshoot slower Firefox

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