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| HighVoltage:
I had so many problems with the latest update and it slowed down my system so much, that I went back to an older Firefox version. This older version runs so smooth and fast that it was a big positive surprise. I will update manually from now on. |
| BrianHG:
--- Quote from: joeqsmith on October 15, 2023, 05:40:41 pm ---I had to roll back a few months back when YT would flash a white screen at me. The version installed now still has a problem that it will not always allow the the bookmarks to function. --- End quote --- You need to go into the bookmark manager an export your bookmarks. Then full uninstall firefox. The go into all your 'documents and settings' folders hunting down all the Mozilla/firefox folders and delete everything. (Careful if you use Firebird, keep those folders or loose your emails.) Then disconnect from the internet installing an old firefox. switch to manual updates, then reconnect to the internet. Import bookmarks & re-install your adblockers/noscript. Doing all this will reverse all the new garbage. |
| BrianHG:
firefox 102.4.0esr seems not to be too bloatty and no youtube warnings. Firefox 91.1.0esr seems to use even less resources and the webpages scroll much smoother on my older systems. |
| rdl:
On a Linux system that updates Firefox with the package manager the problem comes from updating while Firefox is running. That gets it bent out of shape and it will refuse to open new pages or tabs until it's restarted. You just have to watch what you're doing. But on MX the updates are all or nothing (as far as I can tell) and I don't like to put off system updates just because Firefox is in use and some Firefox update is included. The easiest solution is to just use Firefox as little as possible. It's different on Windows because Firefox handles its own updating and you can set it to just get the updates and defer the installing until later. On my windows computer , literally the only thing Firefox is used for is watching YouTube and I've had zero problems. But I have no account, never sign in, and block just about everything I can and still have YouTube work. I don't even allow their cookies. |
| BrianHG:
One of my PCs seems to trigger Youtube ADBlocker warning even though it has an old firefox. Not sure why my other PCs seem immune. My guess is different Noscript permissions. I'll try eliminating everything except for the absolute necessary to see a video. |
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