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Edit Bookmarks - very slow response - why???

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seasaltseasalt
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When I add new OR edit bookmarks --no matter from where in firefox

e.g.

--- 1 from Add bookmark -- , click add new folder, or change a folder name, then add the bookmark

--- 2 from Addbookmark -- scroll up to the folder I want to insert the bookmark for

--- 3 from bookmark SIDEBAR - cmd B - drag and drop a bookmark

--- 4 from Show all bookmarks -- drag and drop

there is such a delay like 5-50sec, that I think Firefox has not done what I requested, so I re-key and then it all gets messed up.

this has been long standing issue. no improvement since upgrade Firefox 11

any ideas????

When I add new OR edit bookmarks --no matter from where in firefox e.g. --- 1 from Add bookmark -- , click add new folder, or change a folder name, then add the bookmark --- 2 from Addbookmark -- scroll up to the folder I want to insert the bookmark for --- 3 from bookmark SIDEBAR - cmd B - drag and drop a bookmark --- 4 from Show all bookmarks -- drag and drop there is such a delay like 5-50sec, that I think Firefox has not done what I requested, so I re-key and then it all gets messed up. this has been long standing issue. no improvement since upgrade Firefox 11 ------- any ideas????

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Vivek
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Hi,

Please check if this happens in Safe Mode.

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Uninstalling Add-ons

Uninstalling Toolbars

Safe mode disables the installed Extensions, and themes (Appearance) in Tools (Alt + T) > Add-ons. Hardware acceleration is also temporarily disabled - the manual setting is Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Use hardware acceleration when available. Options > Advanced. All these settings/add-ons can also be individually or collectively disabled/enabled/changed in Firefox normal mode to check if an extension, theme or hardware acceleration is causing issues.

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cor-el
cor-el
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A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

You can also try to repair the places database with this extension:

8writer
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I have had this same problem with the last many versions of FF (I'm now on 15.0.1).

Happens to me when I go Ctrl-D to add a bookmark, and then try to find the right folder for that bookmark, so I type in the first letter.

And wait...and wait...

With a quad-core processor and 64-bit machine, I somehow don't think the problem is in the hardware. For a program to do something as extraordinary as "search for the first letter of a folder", well, that takes some SERIOUS codework.

Any luck finding the culprit?

cor-el
cor-el
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Did you check for problems with the places.sqlite database file?

You can also try to start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.