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Slow to find the site, then fast

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I have FF 97.0 (64bit) on Linux. FF is mega slow to find the site, then super fast. I tried Chromium and there are no problems. Suggestions? Thanks

I have FF 97.0 (64bit) on Linux. FF is mega slow to find the site, then super fast. I tried Chromium and there are no problems. Suggestions? Thanks

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I just dumped ALL of my cache, cookies, and history, and had to re-login again. It helped a ton, but Chromium is much much faster. Thanks

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Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

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The problem is still there. Thank you

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see3ducks said

FF is mega slow to find the site, then super fast.

What site? Is this with all websites/pages, some, a few?


Make sure you are not blocking content.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop also see https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/03/23/introducing-smartblock/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smartblock-enhanced-tracking-protection


Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

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All websites. I will dump the cache, cookies, and history again today

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I just dumped ALL of my cache, cookies, and history, and had to re-login again. It helped a ton, but Chromium is much much faster. Thanks

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You can check the timings in the Network Monitor.

You can check the Web Console (Tools -> Web Developer) for messages about blocked content and about the presence of mixed or unsafe content.

You can check the Network Monitor to see if content is blocked or otherwise fails to load.

If necessary use "Ctrl+F5" or "Ctrl+Shift+R" (Mac: Command+Shift+R) to reload the page and bypass the cache to generate a fresh log.

You can check the connection settings.

  • Settings -> General -> Network: Connection -> Settings

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then try to select "No Proxy" if "Use the system proxy settings" or one of the others do not work properly.

See "Firefox connection settings":