GlennGilbert
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Firefox slow after running out of disc space
Firefox is running extremely slowly after I ran out of disc space. There's now a couple of Gb free, but Firefox seems to run like a dog (chasing the spinning beachball).
If I have a normal page (this one!) and an empty tag open, switching from this page to the empty one and back takes about 20 seconds! It used to be instant.
Safari's fine. Firefox was fine yesterday. Rest of machine (PB G4 1.5GHz, 1.25Gb memory, OSX 10.4.6), today it's totally useless.
I've re-installed over Firefox. I'm not too keen on removing it as I've a bunch of preferences and extension settings (AdBlock) that I don't want to loose.
Ideas!?!
Glenn
If I have a normal page (this one!) and an empty tag open, switching from this page to the empty one and back takes about 20 seconds! It used to be instant.
Safari's fine. Firefox was fine yesterday. Rest of machine (PB G4 1.5GHz, 1.25Gb memory, OSX 10.4.6), today it's totally useless.
I've re-installed over Firefox. I'm not too keen on removing it as I've a bunch of preferences and extension settings (AdBlock) that I don't want to loose.
Ideas!?!
Glenn
Irwin Santos
delete your temporary cache files in Firefox.. reboot your computer.
ASKER
Done that, still runs slowly (20 secs to swap tabs and back - lots of beachball)
Do you have an antivirus software that you can run a scan?
ASKER
No! Any suggestions of something I could use to scan it with?
ASKER
Actually, to expand on this AV issue... I was under the impression that buying Norton was a rather expensive option - loads of money for not a lot of protection. Which other AV vendors are worth investigating?
Norton is the best.. as long as you update it regularly. consider it an investment.
I gave up on McAffee many years ago, and I'll swear by Norton if you apply the above sentence.
I gave up on McAffee many years ago, and I'll swear by Norton if you apply the above sentence.
ASKER
What's the chance that this could be virus related - and not some other issue?
BTW, I've checked the disc and filesystem permisisons.
BTW, I've checked the disc and filesystem permisisons.
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"It's extremely unlikely to be virus related."
without any AV software, there is no way to determine that.
without any AV software, there is no way to determine that.
Except for the fact that there are NO OS X viruses.
"Except for the fact that there are NO OS X viruses."
Not true..
solved 2 problems back in January..there are OSX viruses. about a 1000 questions ago.
Not true..
solved 2 problems back in January..there are OSX viruses. about a 1000 questions ago.
ASKER
If I delete Firefox (e.g. drag the application to the trash), will it also delete my current settings such as the passwords and add-ins (e.g. AdBlock)?
Glenn
Glenn
ASKER
Well, we've all learned something tonight...
1) Deleting the application (moving the application to the trash) DOESN'T delete the existing settings. It's retained all my passwords, etc.
2) I did remove a bunch of unused extensions. Like an idiot I didn't test it *before* deleting these extensions.
3) It did the trick. Firefox has been restored to the browser of choice!
4) It wasn't too bad to use Safari for a while - although not having AdBlock is just awful on some websites!
Many thanks,
Glenn
1) Deleting the application (moving the application to the trash) DOESN'T delete the existing settings. It's retained all my passwords, etc.
2) I did remove a bunch of unused extensions. Like an idiot I didn't test it *before* deleting these extensions.
3) It did the trick. Firefox has been restored to the browser of choice!
4) It wasn't too bad to use Safari for a while - although not having AdBlock is just awful on some websites!
Many thanks,
Glenn
cool.thank you!