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trouble getting refresh firefox to work

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Firefox suggests I'm running slow and refresh might help. I click the refresh button and nothing happens.

Firefox suggests I'm running slow and refresh might help. I click the refresh button and nothing happens.

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Do you think there is a problem? If not, don't worry about it.

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I'm spending too much time watching the little color wheel turn waiting on pages to load. I agree with Firefox, I seem to be running slow. I think there is a problem.

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Use these links to create a new profile. Use this new profile as is. Is the problem still there?

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-run-firefox-when-profile-missing-inaccessible

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Navigating_to_the_profile_folder

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles


Type about:profiles<enter> in the address bar.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or userChrome.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window