Firefox 3.5 is slow

[gareth_esutera]

I don't know if it's consuming too much memory or what but Firefox 3.5 is slowing my computer down.

Fortunately, I still have the installer of Firefox 3.0. I just have to remove firefox in its entirety and reinstall the older version.

The only difference I can see between 3.0 and 3.5 is that in 3.5, you can drag tabs away to turn them into separate window, just like in Chrome.

[Ace]

I don't find Firefox 3.5 slow, it might be possible that you are using too many plug-in in your Firefox which may be slowing it, try uninstalling those and then check.

[innominds]

Are you using SEO firefox plugin?
Sometimes the browser gets slow while loading all the options.

[MayaLocke]

Have you scanned your system for a virus or malware? THat is more likley the problem than Firefox.

[ammonetbenson]

Firefox is fast - it's the Firefox plugins that slow your PC down. The slowdown is related to "memory leak" - vast and increasing consumption of the RAM of your PC. The latter is also due to the plugins rather than to Firefox itself.

[copywriter39]

I've had the same problem with slow loading time with the new Firefox. And I have the same plugins I had with the previous edition.

[kettlewell]

As others have said - plugins are likely the real problem.

I'd disable them all for a bit, and see if it helps.

[opalcomp]

Firefox memory size does keep growing and eventually slows, then crashes, especially with multiple tabs open. I disabled almost all my plugins two months ago, but the problem persists. My next step would be to disable ALL plugins and see what happens...

[Clarrie]

I think the plugins are probably part of the problem, but I've found that Firefox has got slower generally as its got bigger.

Like Opalcomp I find FF gradually slows and slows until you need to close it and start again.

Unfortunately, just disabling plug-ins isn't really the solution - as one of the reasons I use FF at all is BECAUSE of the plug-ins!

I always used to flick between FF and Opera anyway, and the current slowness of FF means I use Opera more (its my default browser now) and FF less.

[syd]

I used speedy fox - seems to have done the trick.