Firfox suddenly stopped working
I'm using IE to post this because my Firefox suddenly stopped working. It takes me to my homepage & then is "not responding." I can't do anything from there except shut it down.
I've re-set and re-downloaded it 3 times so far; each time it works, though I then have to re-do every personalization. Of course, as soon as I close the browser, I'm back where I started with "not responding."
I've tried clearing the cache, the history, the cookies, but nothing works. This is the end -- if you can't help me, I'm forced to choose another browser. Even the yucky ones are better than this.
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Yes, I've done it 4 times so far. It works great...until I close the browser. Then, the next time I open it, we are back to "Not Responding."
To reiterate: I've refreshed 4 times, re-downloaded the program 3 times, cleared the history, cleared the cache, cleared the cookies. It's looking to me like you all are out of ideas. I think tomorrow will probably be the last shot. Then it's good-bye Firefox, hello Chrome.
Firefox is better...or used to be, when it worked. But I've spent 10 days trying to fix this. I think that's more than enough time to find a solution. At any rate, it's far more of my life than I care to devote to this.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save
Note: Some software, like Advanced SystemCare with Surfing Protection, can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.
I don't have that program. Or anything like it that I know of.
Modified by whatsitsgalore
Looks like we're tapped. Thanks for trying, all, but I'm off to Chrome land where the browsers work. Ciao.