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For a long time, Gmail does not work correctly in Chrome on my machine. I am able to read/compose email without any problems, but the spinning wheel is shown forever. In Firefox 4, the same Gmail account loads very quickly and the Gmail favicon shows up quickly.

I also can't attach files in Gmail on Chrome - is this related?

My system is Windows 7 64-bit and I'm using Firefox 4 / Chrome 11.0.696. No antivirus software is installed.

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Same thing here actually on OS X with Chrome 12.0.742. Sometimes is finishes loading, sometimes it doesnt. Do you mean you can't attach it by drag & drop? – slhck♦ May 3 '11 at 16:41
Have you ever tried uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome? I've found that fixes a number of issues, especially if you've gone through several automatic upgrades. – Randolph West May 3 '11 at 17:47
@slhck, i can drag and drop, but the file selection dialog wont open. – Usavich May 3 '11 at 18:10
@Randolph yeah, re-installed several times. no go... – Usavich May 3 '11 at 18:11
Are you using any GMail tweaking extensions or greasemonkey scripts? – user May 3 '11 at 23:57
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This is most probably due to an extension that blocks either ads or Java or flash. Do you have flashblock or adblock installed?

I have clicktoplay enabled in chrome which results in the constant spinning wheel. If I select the option to Run all Plugins This time then the wheel disappears.

Try disabling all Chrome extensions and see if that works.

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That's sneaky and makes me want to use gmail less, even though I've used it since I got my invite WAY back when. – Rob Sep 13 '11 at 16:14
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I have no extensions on Chrome at all, but it goes one reloading forever. It's funny that works with IE8 and not Chrome. – Marco Demaio Oct 18 '12 at 11:35
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Did you try testing it and opening it in a incognito window in chrome?

That should remove any remove any plugins or cache etc.

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Doesn't work on incognito window. Happens on Windows 7 64bit and Linux Mint 64bit. Reinstalling browser on Win7 doesn't help. – Kamil Szot Mar 19 at 14:10
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Is your computer's date and time set correctly? I've found Chrome to be very sensitive to SSL certificate problems like expired and not-yet-valid certificates, and Gmail to just hang when there's an SSL failure.

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