Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular browsers that is often used for variety of purposes. The best seems to be for downloading content and searching stuff online. However, often you might go through Firefox crashes that leave your frustrated. This might happen due to many reasons, let us first understand the reasons and then the quick fixes.
Why Firefox Crashes?
One reason can be the security of the browser which might get compromised due to the extensions and plug-ins that you have just installed.
Performance improving software that come as ad-ins, are yet another reason of threat.
The compatibility issues between the extension and add-ons can be one more reason why your browser is crashing.
Quick Fix Tips
Use Safe Mode
Firefox has a Safe Mode that loads Firefox without loading your add-ons. To activate Safe Mode, click the Firefox menu, point to ‘Help,’ and then finally select ‘Restart with Add-ons Disabled.’ You can also enter Safe Mode by holding the Shift key while starting Firefox.
Try using Safe Mode for a while if Firefox is crashing. If Safe Mode works properly, the problem is with one of your add-ons. You may want to leave Safe Mode and disable add-ons one-by-one until you identify the add-on causing the problem.
Checking compatibility conflict
While using Firefox the best way to determine the compatibility issues with extensions and add-ons is to use the Safe Mode. Hold down the ‘Shift+ Click on Firefox,’ this will launch the Safe Mode options, now click Continue Safe Mode.
Reset Firefox
All your personal data is stored in the profile folder of Firefox that can get corrupt at times. However, it is difficult to exactly determine how to fix it exactly. A quick fix can be to do a reset of your Firefox that will create another folder where all your browsing history, bookmarks, cookies and passwords will be stored. However, you need to remember that after performing the reset you will lose site related preferences, themes or other such extensions.
There is yet another feature called hardware acceleration that comes handy for using graphics card. This helps in speeding up the process of web page rendering. Error with this feature can be one of the reasons behind crashing of Firefox. Other things include compatibility issues with graphics cards and drivers.
This feature needs to be disabled if there is a trouble with it. To do this Click Firefox-> Options->Advanced and then uncheck the box against Use hardware acceleration.
A piece of advice, if everything is working well then you do not need to disable hardware accelerator, as it is crucial in functionality of graphics card.
Scanning for Malware
Malware is one of the primary reasons why Firefox crashes along with other system dysfunctions. If this is the case then you need to perform a complete scan of your system with a reputed antivirus program. However if you want to install another antivirus program then it is essential to consult an expert who knows it all.
Quick fixes as mentioned above are helpful when there is no other major issue behind Firefox crash. However, even after a reset or fresh installation, the trouble still persists then you need to seek help of a professional tech expert.
