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Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:01 am
by Galini
This is not really a technology question, more a general moan ....
Is anyone else using Firefox as their Browser and having the same problems with it crashing tabs every couple of hours?
At this rate I'll be switching back to good old explorer
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:17 am
by Dominic
It's called The Edge these days.
My wife likes it, but I prefer Chrome.
First thing you could try is disabling any add-ons and seeing if it still crashes. You should also do a full sweep with your AV software though. It could be that something nasty is trying to take control and that is the result.
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:30 am
by trevnhil
I still have Firefox, and it is certainly not 'Edge', and I am having no problems at all.
Firefox have very recently released a new update... Can you check on the Firefox page that you have the latest version..
I would also run Malwarebytes and Ccleaner.
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:58 am
by Dominic
trevnhil wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:30 am
I still have Firefox, and it is certainly not 'Edge', and I am having no problems at all.
I meant Internet Explorer, which the Op mentioned, is called The Edge now.
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:16 am
by trevnhil
Ah, just seen 'the good old explorer' now. Sorry Dominic
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:26 am
by Dominic
That's quite all right. No need to apologise
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 12:31 pm
by J B
Dominic wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:58 am
I meant Internet Explorer, which the Op mentioned, is called The Edge now.
Not being a pedant ...
Internet Explorer may have been superseded by Edge but the two are still available as separate entities.
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:13 pm
by Devil
Firefox here on 4 computers, all updated in last 48 h. No problems seen, yet!
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:28 pm
by Lofos-Jan
I have Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Edge on my pc. I too have problems with programmes that open with Firefox which crashes almost every time. Has been happening for several months now. I assumed it was a conflict of some sort and haven't looked into whether it is updating automatically or not so I will check for that.
Jeanne
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:50 pm
by J B
I have V56 - it did freeze this morning when on Facebook, but that's a rarity.
Re: Firefox crashing
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:51 pm
by PhotoLady
I use Firefox for business, running our website admin and sales, stats monitoring as well as our eBay accounts. I have 4 tabs which open automatically when I switch my laptop on and they're open all day until I log off around midnight.
I'm not experiencing any problems using Firefox. I'm using version 56, if that helps any....
I use Chrome for my social media stuff and Edge for news and forums viewing.