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A web browser speedily opens websites and functions efficiently when there are no additional applications that slow down its speed. Thus, there is a need to optimize Firefox at regular intervals to accommodate customized extensions and tools, which are required to improve the navigability and functioning of Firefox. Most of the additional add-ons eat up the memory space and lower the browser's speed.
Here are a few ways to optimize Firefox, one of the most popular browsers on the Internet:
1. Check for completed downloads
If there are an excessive number of completed downloads on your browser, Firefox will definitely slow down, when you start downloading a new file or application. The reason for the slow working of Firefox is that the Download Manager is unable to handle so many files. The simple rule is to clean up files which have been completely downloaded. The moment you have 20 completed downloads in the Firefox Download manager, just press Ctrl + J to clean up downloads and optimize Firefox.
2. Try using Flashblock
An extension of the Firefox browser, Flashblock blocks any kind of Flash content from downloading on the webpage. This means that the application asks for your permission to open the webpage. When you click Allow on the placeholder, the webpage containing the Flash content would open. This means that all movies would have a Play button that lets you control over the Flash content. Automatically you optimize your Firefox.
3. Enable NoScript
This extension takes care of Java and JavaScript by blocking them, and gives you the option to make a White list of websites that you feel are safe and secure. This means if you trust a site, click on the statusbar having the NoScript icon. The unsafe websites are left out and this works well to optimize Firefox.
4. Start in Safe Mode
There are extensions which completely disrupt the speed of the PC. To find out these extensions, you can enable the Safe Mode of Firefox by clicking on the shortcut or going to the Windows Start Button, entering "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode and then clicking on Run. You can disable the corrupt extension by checking each one. This surely helps you optimize your PC's Firefox.
5. Fire Tune
These settings once configured with Firefox, work automatically optimize the Firefox browser. All you need to do is feed your computer and connection speeds. Fire Tune improves the speed of the browser without reducing the memory usage.
6. Use About: Config. to limit Animations
The About: Config. Can be searched from the Firefox address bar and enabled by double clicking on image.animation_mode and changing it to None. All animated images would be barred from being displayed on Firefox. To view these images once, the mode can be changed to Once. When you click on Normal, the default settings will be restored. The absence of images helps to optimize Firefox.
These are a few ways which really help to optimize Firefox, by removing and barring unwanted applications, images, animations and video files. Also, some changes in the configuration settings will increase the speed and performance of the browser.
Control animations with about:config
If you've never used about:config, you're missing out. Type about:config into your Firefox address bar and hit Enter. One easy configuration change is limiting animated images. Double-click image.animation_mode and change it to 'none' to stop all animated images, or 'once' to let them run through once. You can revert to the default behaviour with 'normal'.