#UNRESPONSIVE SCRIPT FIREFOX DOWNLOAD#

If Firefox hangs when you attempt to download a file or save an image, try these solutions:įirefox may hang when downloading files if your download history has grown too large. For more information, see Configuring session restore.įirefox hangs when downloading files or saving images If you regularly leave Firefox open so that you return to where you left off, you may want to use Firefox's Session Restore feature. Instead, provide this workaround to your network administrator.įirefox hangs after using it for a long timeįirefox may hang if left open for long periods of time. Do not disable this setting, which will prevent you from accessing the Internet.

If Automatic proxy configuration URL is selected, you are using an automatic proxy configuration file.

In the General panel, go down to the Network Proxy Network Settings section.To determine if you use an automatic proxy configuration file: If you're using a proxy auto-config file (PAC), Firefox may hang when you attempt to load sites that don't exist or that you haven't opened recently.

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You can try updating your graphics drivers to see if that fixes it or simply run without hardware acceleration. If the problem is no longer happening, then hardware acceleration was likely the cause.

Uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available.

Under Performance, uncheck Use recommended performance settings.

Click the menu button and select Settings. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. You can try turning off hardware acceleration to see if it fixes the problem.

#UNRESPONSIVE SCRIPT FIREFOX DRIVER#

With some graphics card and graphics driver setups, Firefox may hang when using hardware acceleration. Your browsing history will be lost but Firefox will automatically import your bookmarks from the most recent backup file.

When Firefox reopens it will create a new places database.

To rename a file, right-click on it and select rename from the menu click on it once to select it and then click a second time on the file name to make it editable.

In the Firefox profile folder, find and rename the files places.sqlite to and places.sqlite-journal to (if it exists).

Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.

Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.

Note: If you are unable to open or use Firefox, follow the instructions in Finding your profile without opening Firefox. To resolve hanging problems not specifically mentioned in this article, or if the suggested solutions do not solve the problem, see Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems.

If Firefox closes unexpectedly, see Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly).

#UNRESPONSIVE SCRIPT FIREFOX HOW TO#

If you get an 'unresponsive script' warning, see Warning Unresponsive script - What it means and how to fix it.

If Firefox uses a lot of computer resources, see Firefox uses too much memory or CPU resources - How to fix.

If Firefox does not start at all, see Firefox won't start - find solutions.

This article gives you solutions to Firefox hangs depending on when they happen. Also, the mouse becomes a spinning wait cursor when it's over the Firefox window. Also, a '(Not Responding)' label is displayed in the title bar and the mouse cursor becomes a spinning wheel when it's over the Firefox window. When Firefox hangs, it stops responding to your clicks and keystrokes and doesn't seem to be doing anything. The slowdown may be caused by an extension, but it might also be a web page, another program, or resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk IO) at levels high enough to impact one or more application.Firefox hangs or is not responding - How to fix 'Script: chrome://fastdial/content/storage.js:71'Īnything that causes the mozilla application to slow down can cause this warning to be issued. Sometimes the message mentions an extension, which may or may not be causing the problem: You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.â€ Â€œA script on this page may be busy, or It may have stopped responding. Increasing the values of those settings will cause the warning to appear less often, but will defeat the purpose: to inform you of a problem with an extension or web site so you can stop the runaway script. This time is given by the settings dom.max_script_run_time and dom.max_chrome_script_run_time.

#UNRESPONSIVE SCRIPT FIREFOX CODE#

When JavaScript code runs for longer than a predefined amount of time, you see a dialog that says Warning: Unresponsive Script. (Redirected from Unresponsive Script Error)

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