Optimizing Firefox

Remove Directory Links from favourites

Despite deleting the folder "Links" in favorites, this one is regenerated automatically when you restart the computer.
There are two ways to get rid of the Links folder favorites.

Hiding Links folder

The first solution will aim to make invisible the Links folder.
This manipulation will remove it without touching the registry. Thus, it will be possible to restore it if necessary.

• Show bookmarks from Internet Explorer.
• Right-click on the Links folder and select Properties.
• Check the Hidden attribute on the General tab.
• Apply and validate with OK.
• Restart Internet Explorer the Links folder will be gone!

To display the Links folder again, simply uncheck "hidden attribute".
Find its location and access the Links folder since:

• My Computer/C:/Documents and Settings/Username/Favorites/Links folder

Permanently delete the Links folder

This second method is to delete the folder by changing its value from the registry editor.

• Start <Run <Enter regedit <OK.
• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
• Double click the channel Links Folder Name.
• Under "Value data", delete the links (the field must be empty).
• Confirm OK and then close the registry editor.
• Delete (one last time) the links directory of your Favorites.
• At the next restart of the computer, this one has really disappeared.

Optimization with High Speed

Use this trick if you use broadband connection (ADSL, cable or leased line).

In Mozilla Firefox, type about: config in the address bar.
Read and accept the warning.
To find a value, simply type the name or part of its name in the search box called "Filter".
To create value, we must right-click on the page and select "New".


network.http.max-connections: turn 40 (previously 24).
network.http.max-connections-per-server: set 8.
network.http.pipelining: set to true (previously false).
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests: put 32 (instead of 4).
network.http.proxy.pipelining: set to true.
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy: turn 16.
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server: set 16.
network.dns.disableIPv6: set to true.

Create a new "boolean" named

config.trim_on_minimize

and assign the value "true".

This should improve performance include:
More simultaneous connections,
Less return reusing existing TCP connections to send multiple HTTP requests (pipelining).