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firefox vs. opera: FF is slow when hitting 'back', opera just uses cache

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urlwolf:
I'm currently using firefox
Hoever there is one feature that I really miss from opera: FF is slow when hitting 'back', opera just uses the cache, while firefox reloads the entire site(!), a pretty bad decision 99% of the time if you ask me (the 1% where this is a good idea is sites that refresh content every few seconds, like gmail).

Is there any plugin/option to make firefox reuse its cache when hitting 'back'?
Thanks

dantheman:
Fasterfox gives lets you tinker with the amount of cache Firefox uses.

kimmchii:
i use proxo to solve this problem, hitting back in FF is as fast as Opera for me, the filters also return to the position of the page when going back.

[HTTP headers]
In = TRUE
Out = FALSE
Key = "Cache-Control: Always Cache (in) {1.d}"
Match = "*"

In = TRUE
Out = FALSE
Key = "ETag: Always Cache (in) {1.d}"
Match = "*"

In = TRUE
Out = FALSE
Key = "Expires: Always Cache (in) {1.d}"
Match = "*"

In = TRUE
Out = FALSE
Key = "Pragma: Always Cache (in) {1.d}"
Match = "no-cache"

In = TRUE
Out = FALSE
Key = "Vary: Always Cache (in) {1.d}"
Match = "*"


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dk70:
Feature has been in Firefox since 1.5 http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers no tricks needed to activate.  Ive heard some say Operas cache is still faster so may Firefox version has some delay, not so efficient, has problems with certain pages or whatever. Same thing though and it does work, very much depending on content. Some pages are almost as fast with normal cache, others clearly take advantage of quick-cache.

May be you followed some tweak guide and have it disabled? To save ram perhaps. In Fasterfox this is "Fastback" - second shot from bottom http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/screenshots.html

Might want to disable Fasterfoxs enhanced prefetching http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/faq.html#What_is_prefetching not really a popular feature and why some dont like extension. Not all file types are prefetched but he says it is up to web master to prevent or not his problem so hmmm. Be careful with what preset you chose, check what is being enabled. Should you want to uninstall first chose "Default" preset, restart Firefox then uninstall. 

tomos:
I believe when Opera starts with tabs from previous session, it loads these from the cache.
FF on the other hand opens the pages anew.. which can lead to a very long wait!
dont know if my understanding is correct??

If so, is there a way to change this behaviour in FF - I have Session Saver extension installed & checked it's options but couldnt find anything, in fact if you go to where they're saved its just links.

will go have a look at this fasterfox..

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