{"id":1146,"date":"2017-11-13T09:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T09:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2018-11-02T14:23:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T14:23:40","slug":"9-solutions-to-fix-slow-firefox-in-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/13\/9-solutions-to-fix-slow-firefox-in-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Solutions to Fix Slow Firefox in Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Mozilla Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of best performing web browsers available for multiple platforms nowadays.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason, it enjoys great popularity among computer users. However, sometimes it tends to slow down on <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> systems. There are multiple reasons behind it. We have brought for our readers some of the most commonly occurring reasons and have brought fixes for them as well. But first, let&#8217;s take a cursory look at a few reasons why <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> runs slow on your <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/download\/ibx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Windows.jpg\" alt=\"Windows\" width=\"235\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/download\/mbx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Mac\" width=\"198\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Fix Duplicate Photos, Songs, Videos and All Files<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Clone Files Checker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>Windows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a verified software<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compatible with Windows 10\/ 8.1\/ 8\/ 7 and Mac OS 10.10 onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By clicking to download, you agree to these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/terms.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/feature.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows Features<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/features-mac.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac Features<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are browsing websites that require high processing power such as <\/span><b>Flash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-based websites, websites that require <\/span><b>Adobe Reader<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or similar others<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have opened too many tabs at the same time and most of these tabs have <\/span><b>Ajax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-based websites. <\/span><b>Ajax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> based websites actually send data to client PC in real-time that is a core reason most websites running on <\/span><b>Ajax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make the PC really slow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have multiple third-party resources running, draining <\/span><b>RAM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and leaving no resources for <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to process requests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The version of <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you are using is outdated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have not cleaned the cache and the browsing history of <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a while<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have not cleaned your <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or run disk cleaning application<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 1: Close Tabs and Windows in Firefox<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If multiple tabs have been opened simultaneously on <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then it will automatically become slow. The reason is simple: every tab you run will eat system resources. As the system resources are limited, therefore the more tabs you open the more resources they will take.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore always keep the currently open tabs in <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 2: Update Firefox<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updating <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means you will be downloading the latest and most stable update which will fix all known bugs and resolve performance issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now select <\/span><b>Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><b>Help<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><b>About Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will get a message about restarting <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to update it. Give your approval to initiate the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 3: Upgrade your Mac<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another reason <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not performing to its optimum levels on <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is that your <strong>Mac<\/strong> has probably become too old. The latest browsers require updated components, which aren\u2019t sadly available on an older <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In that case, you can do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase <\/span><b>RAM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add more hard drive storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reinstall <\/span><b>OS X<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><b>OS Sierra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (as applicable).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 4: Remove Internet History<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Internet History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has an adverse effect on your browser\u2019s performance sooner or later, no matter how hi-fi your <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is. Therefore it is a\u00a0must that you continue to sweep clean the history on a periodic basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following method will help clean up the search history, cache and other associated browser data manually.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to <\/span><b>History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><b>Clear Recent History<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now select <\/span><b>Details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select all the options now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you have selected <\/span><b>Everything<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Time range to clear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropdown menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, click <\/span><b>Clear Now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 5: Switch to Safe Mode<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to fix the <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> running very slow or crashing issue on <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to run it in <\/span><b>Safe Mode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This basically prevents any <\/span><b>Add-on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from starting and hence does away with any issues that any particular <\/span><b>Add-on<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was causing. Here is how to launch <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Safe Mode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now click <\/span><b>Help<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, click the <\/span><b>Restart with Add-on disabled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button to relaunch <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Safe Mode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 6: Fix the Proxy<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now navigate to <\/span><b>Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Advanced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><b>Network<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beneath <\/span><b>Connection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>No proxy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close <\/span><b>Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reload all the web pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 7: Add Hardware Acceleration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still lags on your Mac, even though you\u2019ve tried out all the tricks provided above. now is the time to go for <\/span><b>Hardware Acceleration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can easily do so by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type in <\/span><b>about:preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the address bar of <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and press <\/span><b>Enter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to open the <\/span><b>Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now scroll down and select <\/span><b>Performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Use hardware acceleration when available<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will render <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to run at its optimal level on your <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it can now use the <\/span><b>GPU<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for running videos and various visuals-based applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 8: Disable Antivirus or add Firefox Exception<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developers say that antivirus programs make <\/span><b>Mozilla Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> slow. An antivirus program slows down updates and affects the overall performance of the browser. Hence, do the needful by pausing the antivirus while you\u2019re using <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or adding an exception to the antivirus related to <\/span><b>Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 9: Download the SpeedyFox Add-on<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also download the <\/span><b>SpeedyFox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> add-on to further tweak the performance of <\/span><b>Mozilla Firefox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download and install <\/span><b>SpeedyFox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the add-on\u2019s preferences and select <\/span><b>Set recommended values for all preferences<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to apply the settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla Firefox is one of best performing web browsers available for multiple platforms nowadays.\u00a0For this reason, it enjoys great popularity among computer users. However, sometimes it tends to slow down on Mac systems. There are multiple reasons behind it. 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