Why does "Firefox" hang?

Quite often it happens that the software hangs or brakes. Modern man faces such a problem almost every day. It is very difficult to write such code that will work flawlessly in all situations, because the number of situations associated with user behavior can be very high. It is impossible to forecast everything. Do not fall into the number of exceptions and such popular programs as browsers. An example is that the "Firefox" hangs. What are the reasons for the incorrect operation of the program? How to deal with this?

Hanging in different time periods

If "Mazil Firefox" hangs in arbitrary time periods, and failures are not associated with any specific actions, then you need to try to fix the problem in one of the following ways.

Creating a new database

Create a new library database. If the hangs happen in periods, then they may be due to damage to the library database. It contains all the information about the pages that were visited. To replace an existing damaged database with a new one, you need to find and open the user profile folder. In this folder, you need to find and rename files related to the operation of the browser. After that you can start the program. At startup a new database will be created, and the past data will be lost. The bookmarks will be used from the last backup.

Hardware acceleration problem

Disable hardware acceleration. Very often hardware acceleration creates a conflict when working with the browser, and "Firefox" constantly hangs due to the fact that some models of graphics adapters are simply incompatible with this option. To fix the problem, go to the browser settings, go to the "Advanced" tab, select "General" and uncheck the box that is responsible for the acceleration. After that, you need to restart the browser, and it should earn correctly.

Problem with plugins

Eliminate the problems that are associated with the plugins. Why does "Firefox" hang? A large number of sites use plugins to work. They greatly affect the speed of the browser. If "Firefox" hangs, then most often the reason is in the flash-plugin. To solve the problem, you must disable all unnecessary add-ons. To do this, you need to start the browser, go to the "Add-ons", and then select the "Extensions" item. Here you can turn off all the extra plug-ins one at a time. After shutting down, the browser should be restarted. The peculiarity of this browser is the impossibility of removing plug-ins. Disabling is the only option. If they are needed again, you can easily turn them on.

A large number of unnecessary files

Delete the redundant session recovery data. When you create too many identical files that store recovered sessions, it often happens that "Firefox" hangs. In order to delete them, you need to go to the browser menu and select "Information for solving problems". There is a section with information in which you will need the button "Show folder". A window with a user profile opens, where you need to delete the superfluous. The sessionstore file is required.

Reset settings

Reset settings. If, after the above actions, still hangs "Firefox", then another effective option will reset the program settings. After the corresponding item is selected in the settings, the browser will be closed and all information will be completely deleted. Once launched, the browser will be in the same state as it was after the initial installation. It is necessary to check its operation. If the hangs still continue, then probably the problem is not in the program, but in the operating system.

The browser freezes at the time of downloading files

Very often there is a similar situation. In order to solve the problem, you can try the following methods:

• Clear download history. If the size of the history is large, this may lead to a slowdown in the program. To clear the log, you need to find "Downloads" in the browser menu, then select the option to display all downloads. Next, a window opens where you can clear the download history.
• Select another directory for downloads. "Firefox" may start to hang due to the unavailability of the last boot folder. To solve the problem in the settings, you need to find a section with downloads and choose a new path for downloading files.

Hangs while loading the startup window

If the "Firefox" hangs at such moments, you need to increase the speed with which the session is restored. If you have to restore too many tabs when starting the browser, it can start to slow down a lot. This may cause errors. You need to make sure that a check mark is selected that does not allow loading tabs without prompting. It is in the settings, in the "Tabs" panel. When you install it, only the most recent tab will be loaded.