Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to all three browsers I
mentioned.
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to all three browsers I
mentioned.
This should have been started in a new thread. But since you mixed it
into your existing thread on a different topic, I changed the Subject in
my reply to address only this issue.
Try a fresh profile. Do a reset to create a new profile devoid of all
the add-ons you've installed into Firefox, and without any of the tweaks
you did in the configure screens or in about:config. You get a new install-time Firefox profile folder.
That doesn't destroy the old profile. You create a new profile. To
switch between profiles, use the Profile Manager.
In Firefox, enter about:profiles in the address bar.
In the command line, run "firefox.exe -p" (nothing after the p arg).
More info on the Profile Manager:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
When using the Profile Manager, you can select to open a profile by
default when Firefox loads, or have it ask you which profile to use.
You can also specify a profile name on the command line used to load
Firefox. You could have one shortcut to open Firefox using whichever is
the current default profile:
<path>firefox.exe
and another shortcut that specifies which profile by name to use:
<path>firefox.exe -p "profilename"
See the following on command line arguments for Firefox:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions#-P_.22profile_name.22
On 30/09/2024 23:01, VanguardLH wrote:
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to all three browsers I
mentioned.
This should have been started in a new thread. But since you mixed it
into your existing thread on a different topic, I changed the Subject in
my reply to address only this issue.
Try a fresh profile. Do a reset to create a new profile devoid of all
the add-ons you've installed into Firefox, and without any of the tweaks
you did in the configure screens or in about:config. You get a new
install-time Firefox profile folder.
That doesn't destroy the old profile. You create a new profile. To
switch between profiles, use the Profile Manager.
In Firefox, enter about:profiles in the address bar.
In the command line, run "firefox.exe -p" (nothing after the p arg).
More info on the Profile Manager:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
When using the Profile Manager, you can select to open a profile by
default when Firefox loads, or have it ask you which profile to use.
You can also specify a profile name on the command line used to load
Firefox. You could have one shortcut to open Firefox using whichever is
the current default profile:
<path>firefox.exe
and another shortcut that specifies which profile by name to use:
<path>firefox.exe -p "profilename"
See the following on command line arguments for Firefox:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions#-P_.22profile_name.22
I DON'T USE FIREFOX!
I DON'T WANT TO USE FIREFOX!
I stated which browsers I use in my original post!
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
On 30/09/2024 23:01, VanguardLH wrote:
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:I DON'T USE FIREFOX!
Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to all three browsers I
mentioned.
This should have been started in a new thread. But since you mixed it
into your existing thread on a different topic, I changed the Subject in >>> my reply to address only this issue.
Try a fresh profile. Do a reset to create a new profile devoid of all
the add-ons you've installed into Firefox, and without any of the tweaks >>> you did in the configure screens or in about:config. You get a new
install-time Firefox profile folder.
That doesn't destroy the old profile. You create a new profile. To
switch between profiles, use the Profile Manager.
In Firefox, enter about:profiles in the address bar.
In the command line, run "firefox.exe -p" (nothing after the p arg). >>>
More info on the Profile Manager:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
When using the Profile Manager, you can select to open a profile by
default when Firefox loads, or have it ask you which profile to use.
You can also specify a profile name on the command line used to load
Firefox. You could have one shortcut to open Firefox using whichever is >>> the current default profile:
<path>firefox.exe
and another shortcut that specifies which profile by name to use:
<path>firefox.exe -p "profilename"
See the following on command line arguments for Firefox:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions#-P_.22profile_name.22 >>
I DON'T WANT TO USE FIREFOX!
I stated which browsers I use in my original post!
Um, who was it that said "Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to
all three browsers I mentioned." What did I note at the very beginning
of my reply, like why I changed the Subject? This subthread about
Firefox being exceedindly slow was started by *you*. You mixed Firefox
into your original thread.
As for your original topic ...
Edge has its safe mode that eliminates add-ons and most user tweaks.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-open-microsoft-edge-browser-in-safe-mode
Edge also supports profiles; see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/sign-in-and-create-multiple-profiles-in-microsoft-edge-df94e622-2061-49ae-ad1d-6f0e43ce6435
Something that applies to all web browsers regarding slow down is
clearing out their local cache, history, and cookies.
The accumulation of these data types can slow a web browser. Perhaps
you leave Edge running 24x7 while also leaving open tons of tabs. If
slow, close the tabs you aren't reading right now. If you need to
revisit those pages, put them in your bookmarks. More tabs means a
larger memory footprint. You can find lots of online articles on "edge
web browser troubleshoot slow", like:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-edge-slow-windows-1110-lets-make-faster-windows101tricks-kb9gc
Other sources for lag could be you're piping Edge, and whatever web
browser you use, through a VPN. It is possible the VPN nodes are faster
than the nodes in your non-VPN route, but that is unlikely. The more
hops in the path between you and the destination the slower the traffic,
and one slow host as a hop in the route can slow the traffic, too, so to
a traceroute to a site when it is slow to you to see if there is a
sudden jump in lag in one, or more of the hops. For example, I'm in the
USA, but going to a BBC site in England has my route go over the
undersea cable which adds a lot of delay starting at one hop, and
thereafter for all additional hops.
I'll let you do the research on the other web browsers you use.
Back to the new topic you introduced ...
Hard to know if it's just your web browsers that are slow, or your
Internet connection. For example, cable modems bind channels together
to up the overall bandwidth. Thinks of putting multiple straws in a
shake to suck it up faster than using just one straw. However, your
modem may not be provisioned to bond all its channels, only some of
them. You might be using an old modem whose number of bonding channels
is low, so you need a new modem with more channels to bind to get more bandwidth. The ISP will provision the modem to decide how many channels
to bond, but it cannot bind more than the modem has. The lower number
of channels then the lower the overall bandwidth. Each channel provides
a max bandwidth, and bonding them together ups the bandwidth.
https://us.hitrontech.com/learn/cable-modems-explained-channel-bonding/
If you are leasing the cable modem from your ISP, call them to find out
if what you have (brand and model) gives you the full bandwidth your
service tier with them allows. If not, take the old modem to their
store to get a replacement with more channels. Of course, you could
first try resetting the modem to get the ISP to re-provision the modem
to make sure the modem might use as many channels as the ISP gives you.
In addition, perhaps your modem is configure for QoS (Quality of
Service) on one of its ports. I do that for the RJ45 port used for an Obitalk 200 (converts analog phone to digital for VOIP service using
Google Voice). When using my phone with VOIP to GV, I want the best
quality I can get for a call. Well, if one port gets priority, the
other ports have less priority which can affect their throughput.
Your web browsers are slow could be due to how you configured them, how
many tabs you leave open, what add-ons you installed into them, if using
a VPN or public proxy, what anti-virus software you use that
interrogates your web traffic, the max bandwidth your modem can sustain,
your service tier with your ISP who decides during provisioning how many channels to bond, QoS in the modem, and so on.
On 01/10/2024 05:02, VanguardLH wrote:
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:
On 30/09/2024 23:01, VanguardLH wrote:
Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:I DON'T USE FIREFOX!
Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to all three browsers I
mentioned.
This should have been started in a new thread. But since you mixed it >>>> into your existing thread on a different topic, I changed the Subject in >>>> my reply to address only this issue.
Try a fresh profile. Do a reset to create a new profile devoid of all >>>> the add-ons you've installed into Firefox, and without any of the tweaks >>>> you did in the configure screens or in about:config. You get a new
install-time Firefox profile folder.
That doesn't destroy the old profile. You create a new profile. To
switch between profiles, use the Profile Manager.
In Firefox, enter about:profiles in the address bar.
In the command line, run "firefox.exe -p" (nothing after the p arg). >>>>
More info on the Profile Manager:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
When using the Profile Manager, you can select to open a profile by
default when Firefox loads, or have it ask you which profile to use.
You can also specify a profile name on the command line used to load
Firefox. You could have one shortcut to open Firefox using whichever is >>>> the current default profile:
<path>firefox.exe
and another shortcut that specifies which profile by name to use:
<path>firefox.exe -p "profilename"
See the following on command line arguments for Firefox:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions#-P_.22profile_name.22 >>>
I DON'T WANT TO USE FIREFOX!
I stated which browsers I use in my original post!
Um, who was it that said "Firefox exceedingly slow (for me) compared to
all three browsers I mentioned." What did I note at the very beginning
of my reply, like why I changed the Subject? This subthread about
Firefox being exceedindly slow was started by *you*. You mixed Firefox
into your original thread.
As for your original topic ...
Edge has its safe mode that eliminates add-ons and most user tweaks.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-open-microsoft-edge-browser-in-safe-mode
Edge also supports profiles; see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/sign-in-and-create-multiple-profiles-in-microsoft-edge-df94e622-2061-49ae-ad1d-6f0e43ce6435
Something that applies to all web browsers regarding slow down is
clearing out their local cache, history, and cookies.
The accumulation of these data types can slow a web browser. Perhaps
you leave Edge running 24x7 while also leaving open tons of tabs. If
slow, close the tabs you aren't reading right now. If you need to
revisit those pages, put them in your bookmarks. More tabs means a
larger memory footprint. You can find lots of online articles on "edge
web browser troubleshoot slow", like:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-edge-slow-windows-1110-lets-make-faster-windows101tricks-kb9gc
Other sources for lag could be you're piping Edge, and whatever web
browser you use, through a VPN. It is possible the VPN nodes are faster
than the nodes in your non-VPN route, but that is unlikely. The more
hops in the path between you and the destination the slower the traffic,
and one slow host as a hop in the route can slow the traffic, too, so to
a traceroute to a site when it is slow to you to see if there is a
sudden jump in lag in one, or more of the hops. For example, I'm in the
USA, but going to a BBC site in England has my route go over the
undersea cable which adds a lot of delay starting at one hop, and
thereafter for all additional hops.
I'll let you do the research on the other web browsers you use.
Back to the new topic you introduced ...
Hard to know if it's just your web browsers that are slow, or your
Internet connection. For example, cable modems bind channels together
to up the overall bandwidth. Thinks of putting multiple straws in a
shake to suck it up faster than using just one straw. However, your
modem may not be provisioned to bond all its channels, only some of
them. You might be using an old modem whose number of bonding channels
is low, so you need a new modem with more channels to bind to get more
bandwidth. The ISP will provision the modem to decide how many channels
to bond, but it cannot bind more than the modem has. The lower number
of channels then the lower the overall bandwidth. Each channel provides
a max bandwidth, and bonding them together ups the bandwidth.
https://us.hitrontech.com/learn/cable-modems-explained-channel-bonding/
If you are leasing the cable modem from your ISP, call them to find out
if what you have (brand and model) gives you the full bandwidth your
service tier with them allows. If not, take the old modem to their
store to get a replacement with more channels. Of course, you could
first try resetting the modem to get the ISP to re-provision the modem
to make sure the modem might use as many channels as the ISP gives you.
In addition, perhaps your modem is configure for QoS (Quality of
Service) on one of its ports. I do that for the RJ45 port used for an
Obitalk 200 (converts analog phone to digital for VOIP service using
Google Voice). When using my phone with VOIP to GV, I want the best
quality I can get for a call. Well, if one port gets priority, the
other ports have less priority which can affect their throughput.
Your web browsers are slow could be due to how you configured them, how
many tabs you leave open, what add-ons you installed into them, if using
a VPN or public proxy, what anti-virus software you use that
interrogates your web traffic, the max bandwidth your modem can sustain,
your service tier with your ISP who decides during provisioning how many
channels to bond, QoS in the modem, and so on.
My browsers are not slow!
Firefox IS slow for me which is why I don't use it!
Stop making up your own questions.
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