Websites evidence a spinning cycle and never finish loading

This commodity explains what to do when specific websites (not all) get-go to load, simply never stop (i.e. the tab displays a spinning bike and "Connecting..." for several minutes).

  • If Firefox cannot load websites but displays an mistake message at the terminate, see Firefox can't load websites but other browsers can and Websites don't load - troubleshoot and fix fault messages.
  • If none of the web browsers on your computer tin load websites, meet Firefox and other browsers tin can't load websites.

If none of the below solutions work, endeavour the methods described in the Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems article to see if they will address your problem.

Search for malware

A variant of the Vundo trojan is known to cause Firefox to take problems loading certain high-traffic sites, including Google, Yahoo, MySpace, Facebook, and more. Not all variants of the Vundo trojan tin exist detected or removed by malware scanners.

However, y'all should browse your calculator for infections kickoff. For detailed instructions, see Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.

Disable JavaScript

In rare cases, a web page may be using an external JavaScript file which is in the wrong format. Try disabling JavaScript - see JavaScript settings and preferences for interactive web pages. If the folio now finishes loading the bad Javascript file may exist coming from:

  • a proxy filter that is incorrectly filtering that website's files. If you are running a proxy filter such as Privoxy, attempt disabling it.
  • the server. Contact the site administrator for that website.

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