How to speed up Firefox

[Drew99GT]

http://www.crystalidea.com/speedyfox

If you have a really old Firefox profile like me (mine's probably 5 years old at this point), this little program works wonders!

 

[Drew99GT]

Woooooooo Hoooooooooooooooo! It's like I have a new computer! 97Tbird, definitely try using this program.

 

[Quattro Pete]

How safe is this app?

I found this comment on one site, that may be of concern to some. I personally don't store any passwords in FF.

Quote:
Your sqlite files hold passwords, etc. It is very bad idea to let other apps use it.



http://support.mozilla.com/tiki-view_for...5&forumId=1


In any case, FF starts up very quickly for me, so I don't really see a need, but others may benefit.

 

[Drew99GT]

I don't store passwords either. This program runs as a simple desktop executable, so I think it's safe.

 

[beast3300]

Seems beter, thank you for the link.

 

[ddrumman2004]

Firefox is slow on my pc......Opera is about twice as fast as FF and Google Chrome faster yet.

FF sure has slowed with age.....just like me.

 

[wavinwayne]

FWIW, CNET reports that the newest release of FF 4 Beta is much faster than the current stable version. It might be worth a try.

 

[BobFout]

Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
FWIW, CNET reports that the newest release of FF 4 Beta is much faster than the current stable version. It might be worth a try.


I've tried FF4 Beta 7 myself, it is much faster. It's *almost* Chrome-fast.

 

[97tbird]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Woooooooo Hoooooooooooooooo! It's like I have a new computer! 97Tbird, definitely try using this program.


Thanks

my FF seems to be pretty fast right now, after some other tweaks, But i will check it out...anyway, looks like it's only for Mac and windows...I am running 100% Ubuntu now.

 

[Drew99GT]

I broke down and did a clean reinstall of Firefox and holly mackerel, it's lightning quick now. It's been a PITA to get it set up like it was. When you install and uninstall add ons and other things over the course of several years, your profile folder will get filled with garbage I think. I've had a problem with Firefox pausing a lot, especially video playback, and it's mostly gone now.

If you ever do this, just an FYI. Firefox stopped using the bookmarks.html file for storing them. To save your bookmarks, go into the bookmarks menu and click on the import/backup button. I lost all my bookmarks at first but got about 90% of them back from my disk imaging software.

 

[tmorris1]

Originally Posted By: BobFout
Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
FWIW, CNET reports that the newest release of FF 4 Beta is much faster than the current stable version. It might be worth a try.


I've tried FF4 Beta 7 myself, it is much faster. It's *almost* Chrome-fast.

They up to Beta 12 now! This is the longest release cycle ever.

 

[RTexasF]

This worked very well for me, thank you for the tip.

 

[SrDriver]

I am wondering if FF4 will offer the sandboxing security that Google Chrome offers?

 

[tmorris1]

Originally Posted By: SrDriver
I am wondering if FF4 will offer the sandboxing security that Google Chrome offers?

I think so, but it just seems like it isn't quite ready yet. I am starting to like Chrome betas much better than the Firefox beta so far. Firefox is falling behind.