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A page is slowing down my brower. I hit the stop button but it keeps happening. Help!

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maurenekennedy
maurenekennedy
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I can't post anything to FB because a page is slowing down my browser. I hit hte stop button but it keeps happening. Help!

I can't post anything to FB because a page is slowing down my browser. I hit hte stop button but it keeps happening. Help!

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Shashank Shekhar
Shashank Shekhar
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Hi maurenekennedy,

Try Clearing all cookies, site data and cache

  • Click the menu button. and select Options. Preferences.
  • Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.
  • Click the Clear Data button. The Clear Data dialog will appear.
  • Click Clear.
Terry
Terry
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If you ignore that warning, it will disappear after 2 or 3 seconds. What happens when you click on the 'stop' button?