Any Advice re: Firefox Browser Crashes?

Mainly I blog, but today I bleg.

I prefer the Firefox browser to Google Chrome, but the former crashes on a regular basis, like every other day.  Yes, I have done the obvious things like make sure I am running the latest version.  I take it that others have this crash problem.  Any suggestions?

Comments

[Dave Bagwill]

I had the same problem (crashing) and traced the cause to the number of plug-ins and extensions I was running. I disabled all of them and the crashing was much less frequent. But the extensions were some of my favorite features. Bummer.
Been using Chrome for the past 6 months and have gotten used to it.

[BV]

Thanks, Dave. Chrome doesn't display as well on my machine, and my engineer friends say Google collects a lot of data . . .

But no crashes with Chrome.

[Dave Bagwill]

I now use a vpn - virtual private network - which is very good at what it does - keeping me anonymous, even from Google. About $3 a month, highly rated.

[Chris Kirk Speaks]

Bill, I use Firefox on Windows 7. My strategy is to have few tabs or windows open that have a lot of ads or multi-media content. If I read e.g. a Huffington Post article or go to Newegg to buy a battery, I do my task, bookmark something if appropriate, and shut down that tab or browser-window.

Things go especially poorly when I shut the lid while Firefox is open, then open it up again.

Chris Kirk

[BV]

Dave,

I'll look into a vpn.

Chris,

I'm running Windows 8.1 and resisting the upgrade to 10.

I think you are right: it is the multiple open tabs open to sites downloading craploads of crap content that causes trouble.

[James]

Late to the conversation, but here are my 2 cents: I recommend using the Adblock Plus add-on to cut the crap. Works like a charm.