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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. Try this:

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun May 28, 2017, 12:26 PM

May 2017

In the upper right hand corner on a Chrome page there's a menu icon (3 vertical dots). Open that and go to "More Tools." In that menu go to "Clear Browsing Data." You can choose how far back you want to clear. Then click on the Clear Browsing Data button at the bottom. The process will take a few minutes. I've found that doing this every now and then definitely speeds things up.

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So do browsers make a difference in speed? I am using Chrome and my internet [View all] Maraya1969 May 2017 OP

I really don't know I'm using Chrome and having trouble with Links clicking open if my cursor goes luvMIdog May 2017 #1

I use Firefox, but... Rollo May 2017 #2

I can't stand the websites that automatically load videos without asking you Maraya1969 May 2017 #7

Used to be the browser had a setting to prevent automatic running of videos. Rollo May 2017 #8

Type in "about:config" in the address bar SwissTony May 2017 #14

Thanks! I'd forgotten about the about:config utility... Rollo May 2017 #15

Chrome is faster but it uses a lot of memory and eats up more batteries. hrmjustin May 2017 #3

Try this: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #4

This might be hepful... Beartracks May 2017 #5

Been using Chrome, elleng May 2017 #6

I'm a big Mozilla Firefox fan. Have been for years. vlyons May 2017 #9

extensions and add-ons NJCher May 2017 #10

Chrome with uBlock Origin speeds things up. hunter May 2017 #11

Thanks for this. silverweb May 2017 #12

Browsers take up a lot of RAM. That slows you down, because of virtual memory use. Here is a fix. Bongo Prophet May 2017 #13

My jaw just dropped! 81 tabs open? Color me impressed! Maraya1969 May 2017 #17

My first suggestion is to clear your history Egnever May 2017 #16

I love Opera, which is basically now a Chrome clone with their own GUI on top of it steve2470 May 2017 #18