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A comment on the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Thank you! I was going mad having to type every email letter by letter with a 2-second gap. This has cured it immediately – Jules, on November 19, 2008 16:02

Jules marked one of Nathaniel767's replies in Google as useful. Nathaniel767 replied to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?".

vivian replied on April 30, 2008 19:33 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Just want to add that I started having the same problems this past week (end of April 08), and my email situation is quite sensitive as I work in Tunisia and I can't even use Outlook in this country. I thought gmail was a solution and now I'm really stuck! Switching to the older version doesn't help. I can't even open up new mail. The only thing I can manage doing is opening a new message, popping it into a new window and sending.

Where's a solution?!

ranebo marked one of Nathaniel767's replies in Google as useful. Nathaniel767 replied to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?".

ranebo replied on April 27, 2008 15:33 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

For those who are still having trouble with Gmail being slow, have you tried what Nathaniel767 suggested 5 months ago?

Here it is again, as follows:

. . .All you have to do is switch back to the older version you can find the link to change it back at the top of the page on the right hand corner it looks like this.

whatever@gmail.com | Settings | Older Version | Help | Sign out

I just clicked that and every thing is as fast as ever. . .

Or, as Mike Reynolds implied a month ago, you can just set your Gmail link to: http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1

I have to admit I am curious, though. At the top of this page it says "Google is here! 3 employees are listening and participating."

If that is true, why are there no comments here from Google?

Lorna Li replied on April 17, 2008 20:58 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

I don't have Firebug and for the past year I get hit with more and more lame "Ooops we encountered a server error and your email has not been sent" BS in addition to my Gmail getting hung and timing out, leaving me with a blank white screen when I login into my account.

Sometimes it takes me 10 minutes and 2+ error messages to send just 1 email!

Is Gmail broken - how do I get it to work faster?

Mike Reynolds replied on March 06, 2008 14:34 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Gmail is a great tool and it will be my email choice, but it's slow for me. So slow that I've "permanently" reverted to the prior version at this link:
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1

New version is slow for me in Firefox and IE. Also slow on my wife's computer. And our new MacBook Air. Some problem with Yahoo Mail.

Many others have this same problem. I wish they'd acknowledge this and try to tell us what the cause is. It's not Firebug or Firefox, per the comments above.

Ted Grubb replied on February 11, 2008 23:53 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

If you're having problems with the slowness of the new Gmail. I suggest reverting back to the original.

Eric Suesz replied on February 11, 2008 23:52 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Do you need to close your GMail account?

JEAN replied on February 11, 2008 23:07 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

I NEED TO GET RID OF G-MAIL

mplicit replied on January 11, 2008 08:23 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

ive been using gmail for years now, AND as my primary email account.. i have also set up google apps for use with my domain name.. so all the users on my domain are using a customized version of Gmail as well...

lately its been extremely slow.. so i took the advice of GraceHead (changing the default language to English UK) and it seems to have remedied the problem.. the new version of the Gmail UI is horribly slow. Not to mention you can't delete all contacts at once.. some upgrade indeed.

MCSE replied on January 10, 2008 16:26 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

People, brace your self . . . . I get the same problem with IE, it is not your browsers, I think that it has something to do with the way that gmail is dynamically adding disk space and the files (html code) that make up your in-box, is always in a constant change thus if your browser is on that page, it will try to interact with a interface that is not their or in change, this is what causing the gmail crashes.

serena replied on December 23, 2007 19:45 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

my gmail has been really slow . it takes forever to open an email . and my google talk has been disconnecting alot lately . can someone please tell me what the problem might be & how i could fix it ? i'd really appreciate it .

serena replied on December 23, 2007 19:42 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

ummm wutss firebugg ?? how can i find itt on my computerr ? can someone please help me out ? my gmail has been really slow lately and google talk keeps disconnecting even though it used 2 be perfect a couple of weeks ago . do you have any idea what might have caused it ?

Aasi replied on December 17, 2007 17:49 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

I've been trying to get into gmail too and whenever I want to get into inbox, it's slow...I don't have firebug and my McAfee Site Advisor is deactivated but it is still slow. I got rid of the chat thing but it's still slow.
It's been like this for well over a month now. Before I could start looking at my messages but now it freezes up the IE or Firefox browsers and waits for a good five minutes before it starts up and it's slow even then. I think there are too many people on Google's servers.

Well folks, I'm going back to my Yahoo/Sbcglobal email account.

quepol replied on November 27, 2007 00:07 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Gmail has been flat out crashing my browser. FF 2.0.0.9

I just deleted several greasemonkey scripts, and updated a couple that have been re-worked for the new gmail app. We'll see if it helps...

Nathaniel767 replied on November 26, 2007 23:12 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Hi, Yeah I have had the same things happen to me Gmail loaded so slow I almost went to yahoo but I was looking at it, Thinking of a way to fix it and, All you have to do is switch back to the older version you can find the link to change it back at the top of the page on the right hand corner it looks like this.

whatever@gmail.com | Settings | Older Version | Help | Sign out

I just clicked that and every thing is as fast as ever I never even knew that they came up with a new version but what ever, Any way try it and tell me if it works for you

-Nathaniel

GraceHead replied on November 14, 2007 16:23 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

The new version is slooooow.
The old version is same-ol-same-old!

Solution: Go back to the old version that was active in October 2007 for all gmail accounts ...
For now, you can edit an **account setting** to switch between versions.

It is easier than it sounds.

1) login and goto settings.

2) change your "language" to something other than English (US). (try English (UK) it works fine.)

3) enjoy the old version of gmail, or switch back by reversing your setting changes.

NOTE: I don't know if there is any substantial difference between English US and English UK, but I have not noticed a single difference.

Of course, Google could force an update on those other languages andwe are back to where we started, but for now ... I like! High-five!

Amy Muller replied on November 13, 2007 01:28 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

I've heard the new Gmail is pretty buggy so that could be the problem you're having. There will probably some road bumps as they work out the kinks.

mac replied on November 12, 2007 20:39 to the problem "Why is Gmail so slow now? Is it my inbox being quite full? Or a lot of unread emails? Or just the application itself?" in Google:

Yeah, I do not have Firebug either and in the recent months, I can not get my mail without trying more than once. I keep getting this white circle with a gray triangle inside it, with an exclamation point inside the triangle. I am very frustrated.