Imgur freezes, stops my browser from responding then browser shuts down. What's the problem here?
Bascially what the question says. I'd go browse Imgur but after a while, it freezes. Then my browser says "not responding". Ocasionally it will start working again after a minute or so, but most of the time it just closes. When I open Firefox again, it usually recovers all the tabs I had open. This only happens when I browse Imgur, it so far has not happened with any other site.
I do frequent Imgur, so I would like to fix this. Can anyone help me?
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Are you talking about http://imgur.com/ ? I loaded the page with no problem. Can you explain what you see, how does the page load?
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
- Clear the Cache and
- Remove Cookies Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.
Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.
- Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
- Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.
If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;
Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar
Select Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?
Then restart.
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Are you talking about http://imgur.com/ ? I loaded the page with no problem. Can you explain what you see, how does the page load?
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
- Clear the Cache and
- Remove Cookies Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.
Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.
- Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
- Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.
If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;
Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar
Select Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?
Then restart.
So far, it hasn't crashed yet. I think this fixed the problem. Thank you for your help!
Keep an eye out for trouble, and call for help if you need it.
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