Zotero plugin slows down my Firefox

mmb.dvm
I just bought a new strong computer a month ago and I have installed the Zotero 3.0.3 plugin for FF and also the Zotero 3.1.6 plugin for word (in FF). I also have the Zotero standalone.
I use FF 12.0
In my library I have around 1000 articles (no PDFs) just the Pubmed hyperlinks and page image. In the Zotero library I have only one "zotero.sqlite.bak" file and it is only 9MB. The entire Zotero folder is just ~44MB.

First few weeks I had no problem. But then a week ago FF began to react very slow. I have uninstalled the Zotero Plugin and deleted the entire library from my computer and then reinstalled the plugin and synced it with my on-line library. The speed improved a little for a short period (but did not get back to the regular speed), but after a day FF slowed down again. The slow down means that every time I open a new tab or try to switch between tabs it take 3-4seconds. Even switching from word or Excell back to FF takes several seconds (switching between other programs takes a split of a sec). When I disable the Zotero plugin FF returns to behave normal.
  • adamsmith
    that's which OS?
  • mmb.dvm
    Windows 7 64bit
  • dstillman
    edited April 28, 2012
    Zotero shouldn't really have much of anything to do with things like opening or switching tabs, unless you're just running low on memory—but that shouldn't be the case on a new computer or with a library of that size. You should check CPU/memory usage in Task Manager, though.

    When you say that disabling Zotero returns Firefox to normal, are you sure that isn't just a temporary effect of restarting Firefox?

    Other questions:

    Are you using Zotero in pane or tab mode?

    Does this happen if you don't open the Zotero pane after restarting Firefox?
  • dstillman
    Also, for good measure, provide a Report ID.
  • mmb.dvm
    Error report ID: 2041752035. This is the error ID I got immediately after I have re-enabled the Zotero plugin and restarted FF(though I'm not sure this error is relevant to my problem)
  • mmb.dvm
    Regarding your other questions. I’m not sure about anything and I’m planning to reinstall FF soon to see whether other add-ons are actually to blame.
    I’m using Zotero mostly in a pane mode but when I need to work on tags I switch to tab mode.
    From what I remember – every time I restart FF it works a bit better for a short period regardless of me opening or not opening the Zotero pane.

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