Firefox Optimization Tips & Tricks with "about:config"

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  4M4N

  i want to share some more
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  Type about:config and press [Enter], then right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) somewhere in the window and select New > Integer. Type content.notify.interval as your preference name, click OK, enter 500000 (that's five hundred thousand, not fifty thousand) and click OK again.
  Right-click again in the window and select New > Boolean. This time create a value called content.notify.ontimer and set it to True to finish the job.
  
  Faster loading
  Type about:config and press [Enter], right-click in the window and select New > Integer. Type content.switch.threshold, click OK, enter 250000 (a quarter of a second) and click OK to finish
  
  No interruptions
  Type about:config, press [Enter], right-click in the window and select New > Boolean. Type content.interrupt.parsing, click OK, set the value to False and click OK
  
  Increase the cache size
  Type about:config and press [Enter], then right-click anywhere in the window and select New > Integer. Type browser.cache.memory.capacity, click OK, enter 65536 and click OK, then restart your browser to get the new, larger cache.
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  Morningdot Hablu

  hm...it's working.
  Lil slower while browsing any page firstly.Same as when you clear your cookies and it will slow down for first open of any page.
  .
  Well i prefer to disable the photos when my internet connection is lil wid slower.
  try to disable the photos loading.
  It will increase your page loading speed to 60%.
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  optimystix

  The_Big_K

  Here's a way to quickly speed up your favorite firefox browser by Moving Firefox Cache to RAM -
  
  
  
  

  1. Open firefox and type the following in address bar: about:config
  2. In the filter bar, type: browser.cache.disk.enable
  3. Double click on it to set it to: 'false'
  4. Similarly, find: browser.cache.memory.enable and set it to true. Could be already set in your browser.
  5. Now right click anywhere on the firefox screen and select: New -> Integer. Enter the memory size in KB you wish to allot to the cache.
  6. Set it to -1 if you wish Firefox to allot memory dynamically, depending on the RAM your system has.

  
  Note: This method may slow down few plugins and slower first visits to sites for speedy revisits.
  
  Give it a try and post your results below.

  this adds to the memory leak problem. Not advisable for people with low ram (typically 1 gb and below).
  
  I must say that other configs posted in this threads are no use for a firefox user if he has too many bookmarks, toolbars and lots of addons and plugins.
  
  I had tested these long ago for my blog and results were non impressive for a slower computer.
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  Deepika Bansal

  The_Big_K

  Here's a way to quickly speed up your favorite firefox browser by Moving Firefox Cache to RAM -
  
  
  

  1. Open firefox and type the following in address bar: about:config
  2. In the filter bar, type: browser.cache.disk.enable
  3. Double click on it to set it to: 'false'
  4. Similarly, find: browser.cache.memory.enable and set it to true. Could be already set in your browser.
  5. Now right click anywhere on the firefox screen and select: New -> Integer. Enter the memory size in KB you wish to allot to the cache.
  6. Set it to -1 if you wish Firefox to allot memory dynamically, depending on the RAM your system has.

  Note: This method may slow down few plugins and slower first visits to sites for speedy revisits.
  
  Give it a try and post your results below.

  Hello Mr Big K. I cannot find the filter bar. But i can find the browser.cache.memory.enable. Please suggest me.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Deepika Bansal

  Hello Mr Big K. I cannot find the filter bar. But i can find the browser.cache.memory.enable. Please suggest me.

  It's just the box on the top which you can use to search for the settings.
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  Deepika Bansal

  The_Big_K

  It's just the box on the top which you can use to search for the settings.

  Yeah got that now. Thanks:smile:
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  optimystix

  hey. kindly post if you see improvements through the tweaks.
  
  keep using fox for a day or two atleast before you post your findings.
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  themask

  4M4N

  i want to share some more
  Render quickly
  Type about:config and press [Enter], then right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) somewhere in the window and select New > Integer. Type content.notify.interval as your preference name, click OK, enter 500000 (that's five hundred thousand, not fifty thousand) and click OK again.
  Right-click again in the window and select New > Boolean. This time create a value called content.notify.ontimer and set it to True to finish the job.
  
  Faster loading
  Type about:config and press [Enter], right-click in the window and select New > Integer. Type content.switch.threshold, click OK, enter 250000 (a quarter of a second) and click OK to finish
  
  No interruptions
  Type about:config, press [Enter], right-click in the window and select New > Boolean. Type content.interrupt.parsing, click OK, set the value to False and click OK
  
  Increase the cache size
  Type about:config and press [Enter], then right-click anywhere in the window and select New > Integer. Type browser.cache.memory.capacity, click OK, enter 65536 and click OK, then restart your browser to get the new, larger cache.

  This one works and cool.