Firefox slow and lagging

[Happy112]

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Firefox is the best browser there is

That is a personal opinion.

As stated above with regard to switching to Chrome,

No one here really cares

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And you just called me a 'nobody' .......

It was my understanding that solving Firefox related problems, thus trying to persuade users NOT to start using another browser, is why we're here.

Guess I was wrong .....

[LIMPET235]

Hi "i_am_jim"...
Please read what Firefox' Safe Mode actually does...
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode
It may be down to Hardware Acceleration or a Theme or ?

You may like to try what df posted as well if you can't find the actual cause...
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14750760

[RobertJ]

It was my understanding that solving Firefox related problems, thus trying to persuade users NOT to start using another browser, is why we're here.

Guess I was wrong .....

Solve problems - YES
Not to start using another browser - NO

Users are free to do what they want.

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[Happy112]

We haven't heard from the original poster (lockon).
Since he/she came to us there has been a Firefox udate, which may have made a difference.
I just re-read his/her post and noticed that some of the issues he/she mentioned could have been down to Windows, and be fixed after the latest Windows update.

Would be nice if we could get an 'update' from 'lockon' ......

[Happy112]

Not to start using another browser - NO

Trying to persuade users to keep using Firefox instead of another browser :
Not only do I have the OPs best interest at heart - in my book its also called 'being loyal'.

Users are free to do what they want.

Of course they are - no argument there.

[i_am_jim]

Thanks for your reply

Hi "i_am_jim"...
You may like to try what df posted as well if you can't find the actual cause...
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14750760

Creating a new profile seems to have worked, and I'm close to recovering my setup. But, two things remain. My Password Manager is empty. I must have a hundred saved passwords in there. How do I recover it? And all my cookies seemed to be missing.

[RobertJ]

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PWs in two files: signons.sqlite and key3.db

Install them with FF not running.

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[i_am_jim]

I replaced both of those files and still no Passwords

[RobertJ]

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Did you have a master PW set?

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[RobertJ]

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I assume you are looking in Tools > Options > Security > Saved Logins...


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[RobertJ]

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Heading out to dinner. Will check back tomorrow.

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[i_am_jim]

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I assume you are looking in Tools > Options > Security > Saved Logins...
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Correct.

There is strangeness in this. The key3 file that was in the original profile was dated today and was 16kb size. The backup (from a week ago) I replaced it with was also 16kb. The signons.sqlite file that was in the original profile was dated in 2014. I replaced the one in the new profile with the backup that had the same 2014 date. I have of course saved many passwords since 2014. Before replacing them I had to log on here manually to read the first reply after creating the new profile because the Password Manager was empty so I saved that logon. After replacing both files the only logon in the Password Manager is the one I did just before replacing the two files. I know that's confusing but it was the best I could do.

[RobertJ]

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OK, FF changed the PW file type. With FF not running copy the logins.json file from your old profile to the new one and see what happens.

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[dickvl]

Note that the change to logins.json happened in Firefox 32 although Firefox still supports importing signons.sqlite by setting a pref (signon.importedFromSqlite = false) and logins.json removed.

[i_am_jim]

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OK, FF changed the PW file type. With FF not running copy the logins.json file from your old profile to the new one and see what happens.
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That worked.

Sorry I didn't get back sooner but I've been gone all day 'til about an hour ago.

Now what I hope is the final problem -- bookmarks. I can't find a file named bookmarks.