What causes Firefox to sometimes freeze when accessing the Bookmarks Library?
Firefox 37.0.2 sometimes freezes on a Windows XP Professional machine when I attempt to access my extensive Bookmarks Library. This is a new issue. I tried refreshing Firefox, but that did not help.
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Clicking on one particular Bookmarks folder caused Firefox to freeze. However, I was able to expand this folder and move, consolidate, or delete the many sub-folders. During this process, I discovered that one sub-folder was a copy of the All Bookmarks folder. This may have generated a type of infinite loop that caused the freeze-up, or the content of the offending folder may have been excessive.
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Problem solved.
Clicking on one particular Bookmarks folder caused Firefox to freeze. However, I was able to expand this folder and move, consolidate, or delete the many sub-folders. During this process, I discovered that one sub-folder was a copy of the All Bookmarks folder. This may have generated a type of infinite loop that caused the freeze-up, or the content of the offending folder may have been excessive.
You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
- Places Maintenance: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/