Looking for a good browser

Irene

Irene

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Need suggestions for a good browser. I've been using Firefox for a pretty long time, but often I get multiple versions open at the same time (using up space). I delete the 'extra' versions (from Explorer) but they just keep appearing. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks.
 

I have been using Firefox since it was Netscape and never come across that. Though to be honest I am not sure what you mean by multiple versions. If there are more than one don't you just click on x in the corner?
 
Irene said:
Need suggestions for a good browser. I've been using Firefox for a pretty long time, but often I get multiple versions open at the same time (using up space). I delete the 'extra' versions (from Explorer) but they just keep appearing. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks.
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It's possible that you have Firefox set to open links in a new window. You can end up with a bunch of open Firefox windows even though only one session of Firefox is open.
Try this,
Open Firefox,
In the address bar at the top of the page type "about: preferences" (don't type the quotation marks and don't leave the space between the colon and preferecnes). Click Enter

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Scroll down to the "Tabs" section
Make sure you have a check mark in the box titled "Open links in tabs instead of new windows"

tabs.jpg
 
My laptop came with Microsoft Edge too & I soon chose Chrome. It is a lot better for me. Had it at home on a desktop but now have a laptop & it works fine. Someone had told me I had to use "Edge" on here, but proved them wrong.
 
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Except for Firefox, which I haven't tried, I stick with Chrome, since I have consistently noticed fewer results when using other browsers
 
Citygirl said:
My laptop came with Microsoft Edge too & I soon chose Chrome. It is a lot better for me. Had it at home on a desktop but now have a laptop & it works fine. Someone had told me I had to use "Edge" on here, but proved them wrong.
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Someone ya talked to doesn't know jack about computers...lol.
 
Firefox (by Mozilla) for me, but may not be necessarily for everyone.
Strong stance on user privacy.
Mozilla is a non-profit foundation, not an ad-tech company, so their business model isn’t based on harvesting user data.
Recent versions are lightweight and efficient with memory.
 
Rich said:
It's possible that you have Firefox set to open links in a new window. You can end up with a bunch of open Firefox windows even though only one session of Firefox is open.
Try this,
Open Firefox,
In the address bar at the top of the page type "about: preferences" (don't type the quotation marks and don't leave the space between the colon and preferecnes). Click Enter

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Scroll down to the "Tabs" section
Make sure you have a check mark in the box titled "Open links in tabs instead of new windows"

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I don't have extra tabs actually on the screen. Just see a Firefox starter page, as usual. However, when everything slows down and 'loading' just goes round and round, I go to "Task Manager" and see that there are a lot more Firefox open (like sometimes 6 or even 12!!) I close them all , but it happens pretty often. I just went to Task Manager and it said I have 6 Edge open and 27 )!!!) Firefox. No wonder it won't open. What's going on? Yikes. I read that this is not usual with FF. Think I'll try Duck Duck. Thanks.
 
How about trying "Brave"? If you want a browser that automatically stops ads, use "leo" it's AI to answer inquiries plus sources, Windows not being used are put into neutral so they don't take memory when not used. I have been using the free version for about two years...oh, if you want to start investing in digital đź’° it is a great app to start trading with.

I don't use any of the trading stuff, I have up to 15 tabs open sometime with no problem. I use it on my win 10 laptop, my android phone, and a "Galaxy" tablet. :)
 
Up 'till a little while ago, today I could only access this site using the Vivaldi browser; using Firefox, Chrome, DuckDuckGo, and Edge all just gave me endless "loading".
 

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