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Lag every 8 seconds watching videos or scrolling, why?

Cartel
Cartel
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I keep getting this annoying lag after browsing for a hour or so. Its a lag that makes everything stop or stutter that happens every 8 seconds.

anyone know what this could be?

Thanks

I keep getting this annoying lag after browsing for a hour or so. Its a lag that makes everything stop or stutter that happens every 8 seconds. anyone know what this could be? Thanks

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Glamdring7
Glamdring7
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Hello,

It seems you're running Firefox version 24.2.0. You should update to the latest version which is 29.0.1

Follow the link below to update.

Download Firefox

Once you've updated,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings, disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • In Firefox 29.0 and above, click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.
  • In previous Firefox versions, click on the Firefox button at the top left of the Firefox window and click on Help (or click on Help in the Menu bar, if you don't have a Firefox button) then click on Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".
Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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PaleMoon support is over here. http://forum.palemoon.org/

Since MoonChild is adamant that PaleMoon isn't a 3rd party build of Firefox, and is a true "fork" - a program on its' own; best to get support from their forum.