Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers worldwide. It gives you a user- friendly interface and vast availability of extensions. It is supported for all main platforms like Mac, Windows, and Linux. But according to a few users, they cannot use Firefox smoothly due to freezing issues. The browser stops responding to click. To know how to fix this issue, check out the solutions mentioned below.
Remove the
History of Firefox
- Go to the top right side of the browser and select the
hamburger menu icon.
- Then click on the Library option from the pull-down menu.
- In the Library screen, select the History option.
- You should select the ‘Clear Recent History’ option.
- Once you get to the new screen, hit on the OK button.
- Restart the browser.
Upgrade to the Newest
Version
- Reach the top right side of the browser and select the
hamburger menu icon.
- Afterward, click on the Help option.
- You should select the About Firefox option.
- Now, the ‘About Mozilla Firefox’ screen will invoke, and
Mozilla will look for updates and automatically download them.
- After finishing the download process, click on the ‘Restart to
update Firefox’ option.
Turn off
Add-ons
- Hit on the hamburger menu icon at the top right side of the
screen.
- Then pick the ‘Add-ons’ option.
- Go to the section of Enabled and ensure the extensions are
toggled off.
- Once you have saved the changes, reboot Mozilla Firefox.
Disable
Hardware Acceleration
- At first, hit the hamburger menu icon at the top right side of
the screen.
- Then, click on the Options button.
- Beneath the tab of General, move down, and locate the section
of Performance.
- You should untick the ‘Use recommended performance settings’
box.
- Thereafter, untick the ‘Use hardware acceleration when
available’ box.
- Go to the top right side of the screen, select the hamburger
menu icon, and then click on the Exit option.
Remove Similar
Session Restore Files
- Click on the hamburger menu icon at the top right side on your
system.
- Afterward, click on the Help button.
- Go to the ‘Troubleshooting Information’ option.
- In the tab of ‘Troubleshooting Information,’ reach the
‘Application Basics’ section and locate the ‘Profile Folder’ option, then
pick the ‘Open Folder’ option beside it.
- Navigate to the hamburger menu icon and click on the Exit
button.
- Reach the Profile Folder.
- Find and then remove the file of ‘sessionstore.js.’
- Finally, reboot the Firefox browser.
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