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From what I've read many people consider Privacy Badger and ublock origin redundant and typically recommend running just ubo. There's also the risk they don't get along and cause problems like what you're seeing.
Do you leave gmail or google maps open all the time? Those are the only two website I've ever seen where Firefox will sometimes complain about the page slowing down the browser.
I don't open anything Google unless absolutely necessary so I generally don't have Gmail open for long but I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I've forgotten about it and left it open sometimes this has happened.
I've also wondered about ubo and privacy badger. Wanted to try pb for a while and I've found I end up having more issues with ubo blocking Javascript (which is my settings not the extension I know) than I've noticed with pb. But I'll try running with each one separately for a while and see if that helps.
What are your system specs?
Are you on an EOLed GPU?
Are you on Firefox version 120.0.1 (64-bit)?
Just checked... yes.
The answer to your question is no, Firefox never freezes on my PC - but I do think you should say 'on Windows 11' rather than 'on PC' because you're looking for a response tailored to your 'PC' and nobody should assume that all personal computers run Windows 11.
I've noticed this. Its usually after I've left it on overnight. I'm pretty sure it has a memory leak.
Only fix is closing Firefox and starting it again
Ugh, was afraid of that. I've been leaving mine on so I didn't have to reopen a ton of tabs but I think I just need to break that habit.
You could mitigate this by going in the settings > ✅ open previous windows and tabs
By doing so firefox will open again the exact same tabs you were using when you closed it.
It should literally be the first option you see when opening the settings.
Good idea. Will try that one when I log on today. Thanks.
Glad I could help
Or you can use a session manager extension too I think.
I've kept Firefox running for multiple days on multiple PCs with a bunch of windows open, each with dozens of tabs, and I have not experienced anything that seems like a memory leak. Some Google sites cause it to complain about the page slowing down the browser but that's the only slowdown issue I've seen. Closing and opening a new tab has been enough to resolve it for me.
I could debug it but....eh sounds efforty
This has been happening to me a lot on YouTube specifically. With an i7 cpu running Win 11 & 8 gig RAM. I suspect it's RAM related & might be upgrade time.