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Date:      Wed, 1 Nov 2017 09:12:15 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
To:        Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Firefox became much slower
Message-ID:  <CAN6yY1sEdPXPknxm0ochQRa%2Bb_YDK261av8cPDgYpQpXKYb4Ag@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 8:15 AM, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On 01/11/2017 14:18, Stefan Esser wrote:
> > uMatrix has lots of pre-configured rules (blocks trackers and known
> > malware sites), but I'm using it in conjunction with uBlock from the
> > same developers.
>
> I used to use uBlock but at the time I got an impression that the addon
> itself
> ate away resources and slowed down my browser.
> What's your impression of it at this time?
>
> Thank you.
> --
> Andriy Gapon


When I had firefox slow dramatically,  I learned that quite a few
extensions will disable multiprocessing. This can totally destroy the
performance.

Use about:support ti see if Multiprocess Windows is enabled. If not,
disable add-ons until that changes.
--
Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683



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