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January 24, 2012
Firefox and Facebook Extremely Slow
I'm experiencing a problem with Firefox on Facebook where anything I type is just painfully slow. This problem occurs intermittently. I tried some of the fixes listed here. We'll see if that makes it any better.
Other Facebook problems
The Facebook Help Center has a troubleshooting page that lists known Facebook website problems and bugs. If you see your specific problem listed on that page, Facebook is aware of it and is working on a fix. If your problem isn't listed, follow the troubleshooting steps below.
Clear cookies and cacheClearing your stored cookies and the Firefox cache can solve several common problems with Facebook, such as Farmville issues.
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button, go over to the History menu and select Clear Recent History....
For Windows XP: At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Clear Recent History....
In the Time Range to clear: drop-down, select Everything.
Click the arrow next to Details to display the list of items that can be cleared.
Select both Cookies and Cache.
Click Clear Now.Check cookie settings
If you receive an error message that mentions cookies after clearing your cookies and cache:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options.
Select the Privacy panel.
Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
Make sure Accept cookies from sites is check marked.
Make sure Accept third party cookies is check marked.
Click Exceptions....
Make sure facebook.com is not listed.
If it is listed, click on its entry, then click Remove Site.
Posted by Rob Kiser on January 24, 2012 at 3:56 PM
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