![]() This removes all Firefox user data and settings, including passwords and the places.sqlite file (which saves your bookmarks and browsing history and sometimes causes hangs). To start completely fresh, you could also delete (or rename) the "Firefox" folder located in the ~/Library/Application Support folder. All you should need to do is to move the Firefox.app from the Applications folder to the trash. I would be careful using any third-party applications to uninstall Firefox. You said earlier, Every time I have tried a new version of Firefox and trashed it I have been careful to trash the associated files too (using an application called Appclean) and performed a clean reinstall. A window will open containing your Library folder. On the menu bar, click the Go menu, hold down the option or alt key and select Library. To open it, click the Finder icon in the dock. Note that the user Library folder is hidden on Mac OS X 10.9. See Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix for other suggestions.Īnother way to create a new default profile is to delete the Firefox folder located in your user home directory ~/Library/Application Support folder. I read through this thread and it doesn't look as though you were successful in creating a new Firefox profile - is that right? Have you tried to Reset Firefox? See the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article for details. And so does my question : why does Firefox keep on hanging/freezing ? ![]() Can anyone help? I've been asking these questions, trying "fixes", trashing and clean-reinstalling for about a week now. So this problem seems to be a specific Firefox one.Īs I've already said, I could just give up and use Safari, Chrome, Chromium, SeaMonkey, Maxthon, or Slimboat, for instance.īut it irks me that FF, with such a good reputation (it's the third most widely used browser), should behave in this way. If my iMac can handle all the other browsers with no problem, this indicates that the computer works, and that the other browsers do too. In my case, it doesn't.Īnd as I've said: I've tried a whole range of fixes and workarounds (that aren't necessary with other browsers) and they haven't worked. Why should fixes be necessary? Mozilla, in its Firefox page, generously offers the browser free, and users assume that it will, simply, work. And so does my question : why does Firefox keep on hanging/freezing ? A moderator (AliceWyman, whom I thank for her post) suggests I reset Firefox.
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