Is it time i drop firefox ?

I have 16.0.1 and lately i have been having major stability issues, it crashes much more often than it used to and loves to shudder and take long times to load.

Is there anything i can do (i have already un/reinstalled) to help this ? or should i consider moving to other browsers?

the addons i currently have are as follows:

• Ad block plus pop up addon 0.4
• better privacy 1.68
• do not track plus 2.2.1.829
• downloadhelper 4.9.10
• ghostery 2.8.3
• java console 6.0.33
• java console 6.0.35
• no script 2.5.7
• simple adblock 1.0.8
• web of trust 20120926

im just getting so fed up with the problems now that im considering uninstalling it until a newer update comes along. So should i maybe switch to another browser ? I would like to hear your opinion on the browser that you currently use.

thanks to all who reply.

Get Chrome and/or Waterfox.

Get Chrome and/or Waterfox.

mitu123

I use both Chrome and Firefox but primarily Chrome. I like it better to be honest...

Im just stuck using Firefox I guess dont want to go throught the hassle of changing but have you ever seen a program that eats up as much RAM as this? Its horrible constantly at 500+MB with <10 addons

Im just stuck using Firefox I guess dont want to go throught the hassle of changing but have you ever seen a program that eats up as much RAM as this? Its horrible constantly at 500+MB with <10 addons

AdamPA1006

Firefox seems to have gone down hill alot over the past year or two, I reluctantly switched to Chrome about 6 months ago, installed addblock and never looked back. Best advice I can give you is to just try it and see, its free afterall.

Im just stuck using Firefox I guess dont want to go throught the hassle of changing but have you ever seen a program that eats up as much RAM as this? Its horrible constantly at 500+MB with <10 addons

AdamPA1006

I switched to Chrome several months ago. Firefox kept crashing my system because there's some kind of a conflict with my GPU drivers. After spending months trying to fix it I just switched to Chrome. I still have Firefox installed but I hardly ever use it anymore.

I have 16.0.1 and lately i have been having major stability issues, it crashes much more often than it used to and loves to shudder and take long times to load.

Is there anything i can do (i have already un/reinstalled) to help this ? or should i consider moving to other browsers?

the addons i currently have are as follows:

• Ad block plus pop up addon 0.4
• better privacy 1.68
• do not track plus 2.2.1.829
• downloadhelper 4.9.10
• ghostery 2.8.3
• java console 6.0.33
• java console 6.0.35
• no script 2.5.7
• simple adblock 1.0.8
• web of trust 20120926

im just getting so fed up with the problems now that im considering uninstalling it until a newer update comes along. So should i maybe switch to another browser ? I would like to hear your opinion on the browser that you currently use.

thanks to all who reply.

MW2ismygame

I can't stand Firefox anymore. I used to use it exclusively, but then I started having quite a bit of problems with it crashing on videos and such. Since, I have switched to Google Chrome and I love it.

What does this have to do with PC and MAC games?

Try uninstalling java, and then manually download and install the latest version of java. I had to do that because I was stuck with an old version, and it caused slowdowns.

What does this have to do with PC and MAC games?

-Unreal-

There are heaps of browser games you know....that get played on either PC or MAC.

For people saying they have left FF, I suggest you give version 15-16 a go. It's changed a lot and Mozilla have fixed lots of issues. I am currently using FF15 and I find it faster, more stable and more responsive than the previous versions.

[QUOTE="-Unreal-"]

What does this have to do with PC and MAC games?

FelipeInside

There are heaps of browser games you know....that get played on either PC or MAC.

For people saying they have left FF, I suggest you give version 15-16 a go. It's changed a lot and Mozilla have fixed lots of issues. I am currently using FF15 and I find it faster, more stable and more responsive than the previous versions.

Am i the only nerd still using normal Internet Explorer? i've found no faults with it.. :o

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="-Unreal-"]

What does this have to do with PC and MAC games?

darksusperia

There are heaps of browser games you know....that get played on either PC or MAC.

For people saying they have left FF, I suggest you give version 15-16 a go. It's changed a lot and Mozilla have fixed lots of issues. I am currently using FF15 and I find it faster, more stable and more responsive than the previous versions.

yes, i had FF as my main browser untila year ago, i switched to chrome and its a lot better, faster and no memory problems

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

There are heaps of browser games you know....that get played on either PC or MAC.

For people saying they have left FF, I suggest you give version 15-16 a go. It's changed a lot and Mozilla have fixed lots of issues. I am currently using FF15 and I find it faster, more stable and more responsive than the previous versions.

FelipeInside

Am i the only nerd still using normal Internet Explorer? i've found no faults with it.. :o

BattleSpectre

yes! its the pariah of internet browsers - woefully inadequate in support of HTML5, CSS3 and all the latest web technologies. IE10 looks like it will go some way to remedy this but it will still fall some way short of chrome.

try chrome. give it a week or two and you'll never look back

[QUOTE="BattleSpectre"]

Am i the only nerd still using normal Internet Explorer? i've found no faults with it.. :o

Macutchi

yes! its the pariah of internet browsers - woefully inadequate in support of HTML5, CSS3 and all the latest web technologies. IE10 looks like it will go some way to remedy this but it will still fall some way short of chrome.

try chrome. give it a week or two and you'll never look back

Well Chrome is just one click away, so i guess i can try it.

[QUOTE="Macutchi"]

[QUOTE="BattleSpectre"]

Am i the only nerd still using normal Internet Explorer? i've found no faults with it.. :o

FelipeInside

yes! its the pariah of internet browsers - woefully inadequate in support of HTML5, CSS3 and all the latest web technologies. IE10 looks like it will go some way to remedy this but it will still fall some way short of chrome.

try chrome. give it a week or two and you'll never look back

[QUOTE="Macutchi"]

[QUOTE="BattleSpectre"]

Am i the only nerd still using normal Internet Explorer? i've found no faults with it.. :o

FelipeInside

yes! its the pariah of internet browsers - woefully inadequate in support of HTML5, CSS3 and all the latest web technologies. IE10 looks like it will go some way to remedy this but it will still fall some way short of chrome.

try chrome. give it a week or two and you'll never look back

i work as a web developer felipe. maybe to the layman it looks ok but beneath the hood its miles behind the other main browsers

edit: to illustrate my point here's a browser comparison of chrome, ie, firefox and safari

I switched to chrome too some time ago, each tab has its own process, so when a page crashes it doesn't crash your whole browser which is neat.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Macutchi"]

yes! its the pariah of internet browsers - woefully inadequate in support of HTML5, CSS3 and all the latest web technologies. IE10 looks like it will go some way to remedy this but it will still fall some way short of chrome.

try chrome. give it a week or two and you'll never look back

Macutchi

i work as a web developer felipe. maybe to the layman it looks ok but beneath the hood its miles behind the other main browsers

edit: to illustrate my point here's a browser comparison of chrome, ie, firefox and safari

I just realised that i got firefox 12.0? I guess that you have to make a clean install for getting new versions such as 15 or 16..

I've been using firefox steady for so long that i'm so used to it, i have once nice persona that i rarely change and the default theme with adblock and some other minor plugin and it's worked flawlessly for all this time, despite some days that flashplayer will constantly crash when watching videos or the browser closes lol. It rarely uses more than 300mb of memory.

I tried chrome many times but i normally ended up deleting it the next minute or day, don't like the customization of it, or didn't get very much into it.

Should i try the new mozilla, get into chrome or install some suggested browser?

I know its the weaker one, just saying the new version is better.

FelipeInside

you said it wasn't bad at all, which isn't true. those scores i posted shows just how far behind the others it is. ie10 should be a big improvement over 9 though, i guess we'll find out when its released in a few weeks

I just realised that i got firefox 12.0? I guess that you have to make a clean install for getting new versions such as 15 or 16..

I've been using firefox steady for so long that i'm so used to it, i have once nice persona that i rarely change and the default theme with adblock and some other minor plugin and it's worked flawlessly for all this time, despite some days that flashplayer will constantly crash when watching videos or the browser closes lol. It rarely uses more than 300mb of memory.

I tried chrome many times but i normally ended up deleting it the next minute or day, don't like the customization of it, or didn't get very much into it.

Should i try the new mozilla, get into chrome or install some suggested browser?

alan_carter

stick with what you're used to. firefox is a great browser. for general browsing there's not much between it and chrome, but if you want the browser that supports the most cutting edge features try chrome

I clicked on about firefox n it auto updated to 16.0.1

So great, scroll feels different but i'll get used to it. Tried chrome again, and tabs were glitched and those themes available look so bad.. dunno whats so "cuttin edge" about it.

I clicked on about firefox n it auto updated to 16.0.1

So great, scroll feels different but i'll get used to it. Tried chrome again, and tabs were glitched and those themes available look so bad.. dunno whats so "cuttin edge" about it.

alan_carter

look at the image i posted a few posts up. the scores show how much new web technologies each browser supports. chrome wins by some distance. if you're not bothered about any of that then like i said stick with firefox

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="darksusperia"] I never uninstalled it, just updated from 15 - 16. The first pic is after I updated, logged into gamespot and hit page 3 and let it load completely of the screenshot thread stickied at the top. The next is when I clicked on page 4 and let it load completely. its better then what it was but its still has terrible memory management. 1.2GB RAM, WTH Firefox!!darksusperia

My firefox hasn't crashed recently and with five tabs open it's using 298MB RAM. I don't know what all the fuss is about. I only use Adblock as an extension though and disable all plugins except Flash.

Since Chrome was released it's the only one I use.

I might switch to Chrome at some point, FireFox would be perfect if it didn't get choppy after a short while.

What does this have to do with PC and MAC games?

-Unreal-

Thanks for all the input, I've gone with waterfox and will test it out. If it also gives me trouble chrome will definitely be my next choice.

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Weird, my FF never goes past the 200MB-300MB RAM usage. Are u using anything special? Could be version 16 though. I still use 15 but still urs is way over the top.OrkHammer007

[QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]

[QUOTE="darksusperia"] nope, was the same in 15 and previous versions. This is a brand new laptop, Asus K55V, which I swapped out the HDD for an Intel 520 SSD and did a clean install of win7. The only addons to FF I use is Adblock+, then I just have the usual java, .net framework etc. As you could see it was the only tab open.darksusperia

I call BS here. If you look carefully, you'll see the 10-12 tabs he has open in the background through the top of the browser window. "One tab open," my a**.OrkHammer007

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]I call BS here. If you look carefully, you'll see the 10-12 tabs he has open in the background through the top of the browser window. "One tab open," my a**.FelipeInside