Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread Curt
On 2018-02-17, deloptes wrote: >> > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings > > I tried this now, so it says in the first paragraph: > > If you're having problems with Firefox, refreshing it can help. The refresh > feature fixes many issues by restoring Fire

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Liam O'Toole wrote: > On 2018-02-17, deloptes wrote: > > [...] > >> Might be I need to clean up and see if it makes a difference >> >> thanks > > After 15 years, probably yes. I suggest you consider a refresh[1]. Make > sure you understand what will be kept and what will be discarded, and > ho

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Liam O'Toole wrote: > After 15 years, probably yes. I suggest you consider a refresh[1]. Make > sure you understand what will be kept and what will be discarded, and > how to recover the previous state of your profile if necessary. Hi, thanks for the link. This is probably exactly what I need to

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2018-02-17, deloptes wrote: [...] > Might be I need to clean up and see if it makes a difference > > thanks After 15 years, probably yes. I suggest you consider a refresh[1]. Make sure you understand what will be kept and what will be discarded, and how to recover the previous state of your

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Erik Christiansen wrote: > Whenever that happens here, I just clear the cookies & cache with > CTRL+SHIFT+DEL. That puts a spring in its step again. > I tried this already and it did not help > Admittedly, my old mobo is too slow for video streaming, so I bought a > Udoo-X86 for that - with ver

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread deloptes
Reco wrote: > Well, if it's sqlite databases you're worried about, then install > "sqlite3" package, shutdown firefox (important!), and run something like > this: > > for x in $(find .mozilla -name '*sqlite'); do > sqlite3 "$x" "VACUUM;" > done $ time for x in $(find .mozilla -name '*.sqlite');

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 17.02.18 10:00, deloptes wrote: > Since couple of months firefox is taking too long to open a new window or > new page. Whenever that happens here, I just clear the cookies & cache with CTRL+SHIFT+DEL. That puts a spring in its step again. Admittedly, my old mobo is too slow for video streamin

Re: Firefox too slow when opening new window or typing in the URL

2018-02-17 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 10:00:07AM +0100, deloptes wrote: > Hi all, > perhaps someone of you has dealt with this issue and can give me an idea how > can I fix it. > > Since couple of months firefox is taking too long to open a new window or > new page. > When I press "CTRL+n" it opens